Siege of Aiginion
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Date168 BC
Location
Modern day Kalabaka
Result
Roman victory
Territorial
changes Aiginion was occupied by the Roman Republic[1]
changes Aiginion was occupied by the Roman Republic[1]
| Siege of Aiginion | |||||||||
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| Part of The Third Macedonian War | |||||||||
 View of Kalambaka, modern city on the spot of Aiginion | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Roman Republic | Macedonian kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus | Unknow | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | 1,000 garrison [2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Heavy[2] | ||||||||
The siege of Aiginion took place in 168 BC in today's Kalabaka between the Roman Republic and the Macedonian Kingdom. Aiginion was described as a town with formidable defenses, so much so that in 197 BC the Roman General Titus Quinctius Flamininus chose to bypass the town due to its formidable defenses.[3] The siege ended in Roman victory,[4] and the town was subsequently destroyed.[5][6] The Romans killed everyone they saw.[3]