Paul J. Burton is a senior lecturer in Roman History in the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra. He is the author of Friendship and Empire: Roman Diplomacy and Imperialism in the Middle Republic (353-146 BC) (Cambridge, 2011) and the editor of Culture, Identity and Politics: Papers from a Conference in Honour of Erich Gruen, Antichthon 37 (2013). He has written numerous articles and chapters on Roman foreign policy, diplomacy and imperialism, ancient international law, and the Classical Tradition.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Rome and Macedon; 3. The Last Years of Philip V; 4. The Reign of Perseus; 5. The Causes of the Third Macedonian War; 6. The Third Macedonian War; 7. Aftermath; Conclusion.

Paul J. Burton is a senior lecturer in Roman History in the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra. He is the author of Friendship and Empire: Roman Diplomacy and Imperialism in the Middle Republic (353-146 BC) (Cambridge, 2011) and the editor of Culture, Identity and Politics: Papers from a Conference in Honour of Erich Gruen, Antichthon 37 (2013). He has written numerous articles and chapters on Roman foreign policy, diplomacy and imperialism, ancient international law, and the Classical Tradition.

• 1. Introduction; 2. Rome and Macedon; 3. The Last Years of Philip V; 4. The Reign of Perseus; 5. The Causes of the Third Macedonian War; 6. The Third Macedonian War; 7. Aftermath; Conclusion.