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June 22 - Third Macedonian War ends with the Battle Of Pydna . Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus (awarded the surname "Macedonicus" for this victory) defeat and capture Perseus Of Macedon when he surrendered. This ends the Antigonid Dynasty , one of the three successor empires created upon the death of Alexander The Great , and starts Roman domination of Greece .

Antiochus IV Epiphanes of Syria withdrew from the conquered Egypt upon Roman demand, thus acknowledging virtual Roman suzerainty.

Antiochus IV Epiphanes of Syria outlaws Judaism , launches an attack against the Great Temple in Jerusalem , and tries to persuade Jew s to worship Pagan idols.

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