Deed — 2 authors face each other below

battle of Pydna

kind: battle · 168 BCE — the editor’s frame · 11 mentions across 9 episodes of the record — counted by the house’s first pass receipt — the deed shelf, first pass receipt — the witness index

Aemilius Paulus' defeat of Perseus, ending the Macedonian monarchy; distinct from the minor engagement at Pydna of 148 BCE.

Where the accounts part — the record’s own argument; the witnesses below carry the receipts

Polybius survives here only in fragments — a one-sentence verdict where Plutarch gives the phalanx, the eclipse, and the king's flight in full. The index states which witness is broken and serves what remains.

The regnal line — the editor’s table of years, never the record’s voice

Anchored at 168 BCE on the editor’s table of years .

· 168 BCE — date secure ·

168 BCE; Polybius places the defeat 'about midsummer' (Plb. 29.16) in the consulship of Aemilius Paulus.

The accounts, side by side — each witness in its own words; every quote is the served record’s, linked to its episode

Plutarch · 2 accounts

15–23 the principal narrative The full narrative: the flanking march, the battle, Perseus' flight to Pella.

standing his ground there in front of Pydna and risking a battle Plut. Aemilius Paulus 16

But Perseus was away in flight from Pydna to Pella, since practically all his horsemen came safely off from the battle. Plut. Aemilius Paulus 23

Aemilius Paulus · Bernadotte Perrin, 1914–1926

24 a digression — told out of its place The rumor of victory reaching Rome the same day — Plutarch's excursus on fame outrunning messengers.

day after Perseus had been defeated at Pydna, and at Rome the people were watching equestrian contests Plut. Aemilius Paulus 24

Aemilius Paulus · Bernadotte Perrin, 1914–1926

Polybius · one account

29.16 the principal narrative The fragmentary contemporary verdict: a crushing defeat, dated midsummer.

near which town Aemilius Paulus, after considerable delay, about midsummer inflicted a crushing defeat upon him. Plb. 29.16

The full Polybian battle narrative is lost; the served fragment is the skeleton on which later accounts hung. The Histories · Evelyn S. Shuckburgh, 1889

…and the house’s first pass counts 5 more episodes beyond these anchors.

Who stands in this deed — standing in the same episodes; counted by the house’s first pass

Perseus — a candidate entry Aemilius — a candidate entry Alexander — a candidate entry Polybius — 2 episodes shared Agesipolis — a candidate entry Alexander the Great — 1 episode shared Aristeus — a candidate entry Artaxerxes — 1 episode shared Callias — a candidate entry Evander — 1 episode shared

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logoi — the words

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mythoi — the stories

No door is cut to the story-house from this room yet. mythoi.health keeps the stories meanwhile.

The record here: The Histories, Herodotus — Godley, 1920–25 · Parallel Lives, Plutarch — Perrin, 1914–26 · 166 works · 12,119 episodes served

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