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Definition of Macedonian war
1. Noun. One the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia and its annexation as a Roman province.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macedonian War
Literary usage of Macedonian war
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ancient World from the Earliest Times to 800 A.D. by Willis Mason West (1904)
"Earlier Beginnings: the Illyrian Pirates ; the First macedonian war. ... The war
with Macedonia which followed is known as the First macedonian war. ..."
2. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians by Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam (1839)
"... opinions and dispositions of the kings and states, in retard to the Macedonian
war. After several embassies on both sides, the war is declared in form. ..."
3. A General History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Fall of by Charles Merivale (1888)
"... (Third macedonian war) decided by the battle of l'y dim.—Captivity and death
of Perseus, and annexation of his kingdom.—Farther aggressions of Home in ..."
4. Ancient History for Colleges and High Schools by Philip Van Ness Myers (1899)
"I. THE SECOND macedonian war. • Foreign Conquest. — The war with Hannibal was
followed by a period of about fifty years, occupied with foreign wars, ..."
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