person
Philip V of Macedon
Philip
also: Philippo, rege Macedonum Philippo
King of Macedon defeated by Rome in the Second Macedonian War (200-197 BC). Cited by Lepidus as a past enemy of Rome's liberty and by Mithridates as Rome's first victim of treacherous expansion.
Reading notes
- The Histories §Lep.1 Philip
Philip V of Macedon, defeated by Rome in the Second Macedonian War (197 BC).
- The Histories §Mithr.2 Philip, king of the Macedonians
Philip V of Macedon; his war with Rome is Mithridates' first example of Roman aggression masked as friendship.