Siege of Aiginion
| Siege of Aiginion | |||||||||
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| Part of The Third Macedonian War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Roman Republic | Macedonian kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus | Unknow | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 1,000 garrison | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||||
The siege of Aiginion took place in 168 BC in today's Kalabaka Aiginion was described as a town with formidable defenses Aiginions defenses where so strong where so strong that in the year 197 BC the Roman General Titus Quinctius Flamininus chose to bypass the town due to its strong defenses The siege ended in roman victory and the town was destroyed by the romans. The romans killed everyone they saw.