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'''Asclepiodotus''' of Heraclea in Sintice was a commander in the army of [[Perseus of Macedon]] during the [[Third Macedonian War]] (171-168 BC). He is recorded leading a contingent of 2000 [[Gaul]]s in the early stages of the war,<ref>[[Livy]], ''Ab Urbe Condita'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/From_the_Founding_of_the_City/Book_42#51 42.51]</ref> and later 10,000 light infantry in the [[Battle of Pydna]].<ref>Livy,''Ab Urbe Condita'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/From_the_Founding_of_the_City/Book_44#2 44.2], [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/From_the_Founding_of_the_City/Book_44#6 6-7]</ref> | '''Asclepiodotus''', a native of Heraclea in Sintice, was a commander in the army of [[Perseus of Macedon]] during the [[Third Macedonian War]] (171-168 BC). He is recorded leading a contingent of 2000 [[Gaul]]s in the early stages of the war,<ref>[[Livy]], ''Ab Urbe Condita'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/From_the_Founding_of_the_City/Book_42#51 42.51]</ref> and later 10,000 light infantry in the [[Battle of Pydna]].<ref>Livy,''Ab Urbe Condita'' [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/From_the_Founding_of_the_City/Book_44#2 44.2], [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/From_the_Founding_of_the_City/Book_44#6 6-7]</ref> | ||
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- For others of the same name, see Asclepiodotus
Asclepiodotus, a native of Heraclea in Sintice, was a commander in the army of Perseus of Macedon during the Third Macedonian War (171-168 BC). He is recorded leading a contingent of 2000 Gauls in the early stages of the war,[1] and later 10,000 light infantry in the Battle of Pydna.[2]