Perseus

Family: Macedonian · Role: king · First appears: Aemilius Paulus

Perseus was king of Macedonia, inheriting from Philip both the kingdom and hostility toward Rome: “Perseus, his son that survived, inherited his hatred to the Romans as well as his kingdom”. He was related to Demetrius Poliorcetes and Alexander, and was born to Gnathaenion, from whom Philip’s wife took him. He fought Publius Licinius, who first invaded Macedonia, later battled Hostilius, and sent mercenaries and Macedonians under Milo.

When Aemilius Paulus was appointed against him, Perseus became his enemy; Paulus Aemilius also fought against him. He sought aid from Genthius, king of the Illyrians, and was served by his treasurers Euctus and Eudaeus. After Cnaeus Octavius arrived at Samothrace, Perseus tried to escape with his treasure through Oroandes, while his children were placed with Ion, who betrayed him. In the end, only Evander, Archedemus, and Neon remained with him, and, with no escape left, he surrendered to Octavius: “seeing there was no possible remedy, surrendered himself to Octavius.”

Relationship record

Life events

Perseus surrendered himself to Octavius after losing every hope of escape.(Aemilius Paulus)
- With: Cnaeus Octavius
- “seeing there was no possible remedy, surrendered himself to Octavius.”
Aemilius Paulus conquered Macedon from the seventh succeeding heir of Antigonus.(Comparison of Timoleon with Aemilius Paulus · 📍 Macedon)
- With: Aemilius Paulus
- “One conquered Macedon from the seventh succeeding heir of Antigonus”

Aemilius Paulus

parent: Philip “Perseus, his son that survived, inherited his hatred to the Romans as well as his kingdom”
siblings with Demetrius Poliorcetes “Perseus, his son that survived, inherited his hatred to the Romans as well as his kingdom, but was incompetent to carry out his designs”
enemies with Aemilius Paulus “when he had been proclaimed general against Perseus”
with Genthius (Perseus sought Genthius as an ally.) “after alluring Genthius, king of the Illyrians, by the hopes of three hundred talents, to assist him in the war”
child: Alexander “the third, who was named Alexander”
with Euctus (interaction) “Euctus and Eudaeus, two of his treasurers, came to him”
with Eudaeus (interaction) “Euctus and Eudaeus, two of his treasurers, came to him”
with Evander (interaction) “After this, nobody stuck to him but Evander the Cretan, Archedemus the Aetolian, and Neon the Boeotian.”
with Archedemus (interaction) “After this, nobody stuck to him but Evander the Cretan, Archedemus the Aetolian, and Neon the Boeotian.”
with Neon (interaction) “After this, nobody stuck to him but Evander the Cretan, Archedemus the Aetolian, and Neon the Boeotian.”
with Oroandes (interaction) “Perseus secretly persuaded Oroandes of Crete, master of a small vessel, to convey him and his treasure away.”
with Ion (interaction) “His children he himself had delivered into the hands of Ion, one that had been his favorite, but now proved his betrayer”
parent: Gnathaenion “the wife of king Philip took him from his mother Gnathaenion”
enemies with Publius Licinius “He routed Publius Licinius, who was the first that invaded Macedonia”
enemies with Hostilius “He fought a second battle with Hostilius”
servant: Milo “sent ten thousand mercenary soldiers and two thousand Macedonians, under command of Milo”
servant: Euctus “Euctus and Eudaeus, two of his treasurers, came to him”
servant: Eudaeus “Euctus and Eudaeus, two of his treasurers, came to him”
with Evander (interaction) “After this, nobody stuck to him but Evander the Cretan, Archedemus the Aetolian, and Neon the Boeotian”
with Archedemus (interaction) “After this, nobody stuck to him but Evander the Cretan, Archedemus the Aetolian, and Neon the Boeotian”
with Neon (interaction) “After this, nobody stuck to him but Evander the Cretan, Archedemus the Aetolian, and Neon the Boeotian”
with Oroandes (interaction) “Perseus secretly persuaded Oroandes of Crete, master of a small vessel, to convey him and his treasure away”
with Ion (interaction) “His children he himself had delivered into the hands of Ion, one that had been his favorite, but now proved his betrayer”
with Cnaeus Octavius (interaction) “Cnaeus Octavius, who was joined in command with Aemilius, came to an anchor with his fleet under Samothrace”

Marcus Cato

enemies with Paulus Aemilius “when Paulus Aemilius fought against Perseus”

Aratus

with Gnathaenion (The passage presents Gnathaenion as Perseus's alleged birth mother.) “born of a seamstress called Gnathaenion”
parent: Gnathaenion (Gnathaenion is presented as Perseus's alleged birth mother.) “born of a seamstress called Gnathaenion”

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Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.