Pydna

[ pid-nuh ]

/ ˈpɪd nə /

a town in ancient Macedonia, W of the Gulf of Salonika: decisive Roman victory over the Macedonians 186 b.c.

Example sentences from the Web for pydna

Methone is situated in the middle, about 40 stadia distant from Pydna, and 70 stadia from Alorus.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo
From Pydna he sailed in a merchant ship to the coast of Asia Minor.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 |Various
Alorus is considered as belonging to Bottiæa and Pydna to Pieria.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo
Methone is distant from Pydna 40 stadia, and 70 stadia from Alorus.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3) |Strabo

But it is clear that under Alexander the phalanx was not the cumbrous, unwieldy body which it was at Cynoscephate and Pydna.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 2 |Various

Pydna

/ (ˈpɪdnə) /

a town in ancient Macedonia: site of a major Roman victory over the Macedonians, resulting in the downfall of their kingdom (168 bc)