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Gnaeus Sicinius and the Third Macedonian War: new approach to Livy’s information

The first Roman troops in the Third Macedonian War to cross the Adriatic were those in the army of propraetor Gnaeus Sicinius. His task was to secure the coastal area around Apollonia, about which Livy writes on several occasions. Howeverr, other than Polybius, Livy used various sources, due to which there are contradictionsin the information about the size of the army that Sicinius transferred and whether ornot he secured a much larger area. The purpose of this article is to examine in detailthe available information and provide new insight into how many troops he actuallytransferred, and whether his securing of the forts of the Dassareti, the Illyrians and thecoastal area around Apollonia was done with a significantly larger force than previouslybelieved.

Third Macedonian War ; Gnaeus Sicinius ; Apollonia ; Second Legion

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