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The Battle of Callinicus (μάχη τουΚαλλίνικου) was fought in 171 BC between Macedonia and the Roman Republic near a hill called Callinicus, close to the Roman camp at Tripolis Larisaia, five kilometres north of Larissa, the capital of Thessaly.[1]

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  1. 18 relations: Agema, Cotys IV, Eumenes II, Kingdom of Pergamon, Krannonas, Larissa, Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Odrysian kingdom, Pergamon, Perseus of Macedon, Pherae, Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC), Roman consul, Roman Republic, Thessaly, Third Macedonian War, Tripolis Larisaia, Vale of Tempe.

  2. 170s BC conflicts
  3. 171 BC
  4. 2nd century BC in the Roman Republic
  5. Battles in Hellenistic Thessaly
  6. Battles of Perseus of Macedon
  7. Third Macedonian War

Agema

Agema (ἄγημα), plural agemata (αγήματα) is a term to describe a military detachment, used for a special purpose, such as guarding high valued targets.

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Cotys IV

Cotys IV (Ancient Greek: Κότυς, Kotys) was a king of the Odrysians in Thrace from before 171 until after 166 BC.

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Eumenes II

Eumenes II Soter (Εὐμένης Σωτήρ; ruled 197–159 BC) was a ruler of Pergamon, and a son of Attalus I Soter and queen Apollonis and a member of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon.

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Kingdom of Pergamon

The Kingdom of Pergamon, Pergamene Kingdom, or Attalid kingdom was a Greek state during the Hellenistic period that ruled much of the Western part of Asia Minor from its capital city of Pergamon.

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Krannonas

Krannonas (Κραννώνας) is a village and a former municipality in the Larissa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece.

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Larissa

Larissa (Λάρισα) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece.

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Macedonia (ancient kingdom)

Macedonia (Μακεδονία), also called Macedon, was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece.

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Odrysian kingdom

The Odrysian kingdom (Ancient Greek: Βασίλειον Ὀδρυσῶν) was an ancient Thracian state that thrived between the early 5th century BC and the early 3rd / late 1st century BC.

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Pergamon

Pergamon or Pergamum (or; Πέργαμον), also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis.

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Perseus of Macedon

Perseus (Perséus; – 166 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon from 179 until 168BC.

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Pherae

Pherae (Greek: Φεραί) was a city and polis (city-state) in southeastern Ancient Thessaly.

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Publius Licinius Crassus (consul 171 BC)

Publius Licinius Crassus (fl. 176 to 171 BC) was Roman consul for the year 171 BC, together with Gaius Cassius Longinus.

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Roman consul

A consul was the highest elected public official of the Roman Republic (to 27 BC).

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Roman Republic

The Roman Republic (Res publica Romana) was the era of classical Roman civilization beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom (traditionally dated to 509 BC) and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium.

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Thessaly

Thessaly (translit; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name.

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Third Macedonian War

The Third Macedonian War (171–168 BC) was a war fought between the Roman Republic and King Perseus of Macedon. Battle of Callinicus and Third Macedonian War are 170s BC conflicts and 2nd century BC in the Roman Republic.

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Tripolis Larisaia

Tripolis (three cities) or Tripolis Larisaia (Τρίπολις Λαρισαῖα), also called Scaea (Τρίπολις Σκαιὰ), was an ancient city in the Pelasgiotis in Thessaly, Greece, on the Peneus (Peneios) river, situated approximately 5 km to the east of Larissa.

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Vale of Tempe

The Vale of Tempe (Κοιλάδα των Τεμπών; Τέμπεα, Τέμπη) is a gorge in the Tempi municipality of northern Thessaly, Greece, located between Olympus to the north and Ossa to the south, and between the regions of Thessaly and Macedonia.

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See also

170s BC conflicts

171 BC

2nd century BC in the Roman Republic

Battles in Hellenistic Thessaly

Battles of Perseus of Macedon

Third Macedonian War

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Callinicus

Also known as Battle of Callicinus.