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Battle of Pydna
The Battle of Pydna in June 168 BCE was a decisive Roman victory that ended the Third Macedonian War and established Rome as the dominant power in the Mediterranean. The Roman Republic was expanding, enlarging its sphere of influence along...

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Roman Coin of Philip the Arab
A Roman Antoninianus coin from the reign of Marcus Julius Philipus, otherwise known as Philip the Arab, r. 244-249 CE.

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Philip V of Macedon, Palazzo Massimo
A marble portrait bust of Philip V of Macedon r. 220-179 BCE. A 2nd century CE Roman copy of a Greek original. (Palazzo Massimo, Rome)

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Coin of Philip V of Macedon
Philip V of Macedon, 221–179 BCE, coin in British Museum.

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Roman Bust Attributed to Philip V of Macedon
A bust of a warrior, sometimes identified as Philip V of Macedon (238–179 BCE). Roman copy made c. 220 - 179 BCE, after a Pergamene original made c. 200 BCE. Found near the River Tiber, Rome. From the National Roman Museum -Palazzo Massimo...

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Portrait of Philip Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), German Lutheran reformer, engraving by Heinrich Aldegrever, 1540.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Philip Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), German theologian and prominent figure of the Protestant Reformation, print by Lucas Cranach the Younger, c. 1561.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Philip I of Hesse
Portrait of Philip I of Hesse (l. 1504-1567) as a young man, c. 1560.

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Battle of Crécy
The Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346 CE saw an English army defeat a much larger French force in the first great battle of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE). Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE) and his son Edward the Black Prince...

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King Philip's Death Site - Bristol, Rhode Island - Travels With Phil
King Philip's Death Site - Bristol, Rhode Island - Metacomet was also known as King Philip. He was a leader of the Wampanoag tribe. After some peaceful co-existence with the Pilgrims, conflict broke out in 1675. It became known as King Philip's...