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CAECILIA

(169-158 BC.)

Appius Caecilius

This moneyer is perhaps the son of A. Caecilius who was plebeian aedile in 189 BC The war in Macedonia is raging. Finally, Perseus was defeated at Pydna in 168 BC by Paul-Émile. The Romans are in Illyria. Rhodes and the kingdom of Pergamon pass under the protection of Rome. Delos is proclaimed a free port. Epirus is conquered, Macedonia divided into four provinces and Illyria becomes a protectorate in 167 BC The booty taken in Greece is considerable. During the next ten years, Rome consolidated its position in the Balkans and in Asia Minor..