Pydna is also a rocket station of the American Army in Germany, see Pydna (rocket station)

Pydna Πύδνα
Location
Coordinates	40°22′N 22°35′E / 40.367, 22.583Coordinates: 40°22′N 22°35′E / 40.367, 22.583
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	78 m (256 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Central Macedonia
Prefecture:	Pieria
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	4,012
Codes
Postal:	600 64
Area:	23510
Auto:	KN

Localization of Pydna

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Nearest places

• Methone, north
• Korinos, southwest
• Katerini, southwest (County Town)

Ancient Pydna

Pydna was founded by Euboeans in early 7th century BC. Methoni (Μεθώνη Πιερίας is a municipality in Pieria, Greece; population 3946 (2001 Korinos (Κορινός is a village located in Pieria prefecture Greece. Katerini (Κατερίνη Old name Ekaterini Old name in Greek Αικατερίνη is a town in Central Macedonia Greece, the capital of Pieria For the mythological figure see Euboea (mythology Euboea ( Modern Greek, Εύβοια - Évia &mdash The 7th century BC started the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC. Alexander I took the city (Thucydides I. Alexander I (Ἀλέξανδρος ὁ Μακεδών was ruler of Macedon from 498 BC to 454 BC Thucydides ( C 460 BC &ndash C 395 BC) ( Greek Θουκυδίδης Thoukydídēs) was a Greek 131. 1), but later Pydna regained its independence. It was besieged by the Athenians in 432 BC. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Events By place Greece Sparta calls and hosts a conference of the Peloponnesian League. Pydna was brought back under Macedonian rule in 410 BC by Archelaus, who reestablished the city twenty stadia further inland (Diodorus of Sicily 13. Events By place Greece Commanding 20 ships the Athenian generals Theramenes and Thrasybulus collaborate with Archelaus I ( Greek: Άρχέλαος Α΄ was king of Macedon from 413 to 399 BC following the death of Perdiccas II. 14). The Athenians seized Pydna in 364 BC, only to have it retaken eight years later by Philip II of Macedon, in spite of a secret agreement that bound it to Athens. Events By place Greece On the advice of the city's military leader Epaminondas, Thebes builds a fleet of 100 Triremes Philip II of Macedon, ( Greek: Φίλιππος Β' ο Μακεδών &mdash φίλος = friend + ίππος = Horse Cassander besieged and captured Pydna in 317 BC and had the queen mother, Olympians, who had taken refuge there, put to death. Cassander ( Greek: Κάσσανδρος, Kassandros; ca 350 - 297 BC King of Macedon (305 - 297 BC was a son of Antipater Events By place Macedonian Empire Seleucus joins Antigonus against Eumenes and recaptures Babylon. Pydna was raided by Alexander the Great on his march on Persia. Alexander the Great ( or, Mégas Aléxandros; July 20 356 BC June 10 or June 11 323 BC also known as Alexander III of Macedon (el Ἀλέξανδρος Γ' All 5 treasuries were looted and burned.

The Battle of Pydna (June 22, 168 BC), in which the Roman general Aemilius Paulus defeated King Perseus, ended the reign of the Antigonid dynasty over Macedon. The Battle of Pydna in 168 BC between Rome and the Macedonian Antigonid dynasty represents the ascendancy of Rome in the Hellenic / Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus (229 BC-160 BC was a Roman general and politician Perseus ( Greek Περσεύς) (ca 212 BC - 166 BC) was the last king ( Basileus) of the Antigonid dynasty The Antigonid dynasty was a dynasty of Macedonian Hellenistic kings descended from Alexander the Great's general Antigonus I Monophthalmus ("the One-eyed"

The site of the city is disputed but may correspond, according to epigraphic evidence agreeing with Byzantine tradition, to the village of Kitros rather than to Alonia.

Pydna is the location of a Macedonian tomb discovered and explored by Léon Heuzey during his archaeological expedition in 1867. Léon Heuzey (1831 - 1922 was a noted French archaeologist and historian

Modern Pydna

Pydna today is a town that is located near the archaeological site.

Other

Pydna has Primary and Secondary schools, banks, a post office, sports facilities, beaches located to the east, and traditional Greek "Plateia" - town and village "squares". (plateies). Plateia or platia ( πλατεία) is the Greek word for Town square.

Historical population

References

• Léon Heuzey, H. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Léon Heuzey (1831 - 1922 was a noted French archaeologist and historian Daumet, Mission archéologique de Macédoine (Archaeological Mission in Macedonia), Paris, 1876, 239-266. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• R. Danoff, RE s. v. "Pydna", Suppl. X (1965), 833-842.

External links

• Livius, Pydna by Jona Lendering (ancient history of Pydna)
• Ancient Pydna
• http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0840609.html
• Mapquest - Pydna, street map not yet available
• [1] The Battle of Pydna
• The Third Macedonian War and the Battle of Pydna (168 BC) by John Foss

See also

• Communities of Pieria