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Fourth Macedonian War ;) The Fourth Macedonian War started in 148 B C. The war was between the Kingdom of Macedonia and the Roman Republics. Macedonia is located in southeastern Europe. This war came to be when Andriscus pretended to be the son of Perseus. Perseus had been the last king of Macedonia. The Macedonians were led by Andricus. He rebelled against Roman rule. Andriscus over took control of Macedonia since it became a province of Rome. Soon after that he created an army and defeated small Roman forces. Shortly after many Romans were agitated and sent Quintus Caecilius Metellus to end the problem. Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus was the oldest son of Quintus Caecilius Metellus. He was part of a high classed family and was known for their wealth. He was a brilliant general that fought in the third Macedonia War and the Fourth Macedonia War. Quintus had control over the Roman army.

He destroyed Andriscus's army and made it so that Macedonia was no longer an independent state. Under Quintus authority the country was made a Roman province. Province is a territory governe d as an administrative or political unit of a country or empire. Finally, the Roman's achieved their victory in the Fourth Macedonian War.

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== He was a roman politician of the 2 nd Century BC, brother of Gaius Gracchus. As a plebeian his changes of the agrarian legislations caused confusion in the republic. The changes he made threatened the property of rich landowners in Italy. In 133 B.C members of the Roman Senate murdered many of his supporters along with him. ==

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== Tiberius hasn’t been confirmed but he was born between 168 and 163 BC. His parents were Tiberius Gracchus Major and Cornelia African a. His family was very rich and very politically connected in Rome. His mother raised Tiberius, with his brother Gaius Gracchus and his sister Sempronia. Later down his life he married Claudia Pulchra, and they had seven children. == == Tiberius’s military career started in the Third Punic War as a Roman legionary officer. He was appointed by his brother in law, Scipio Aemilianus who his sister married. In 137 BC he was appointed as a quaestor or tribune, an elected official who supervised financial affairs that could only run for a one year term. His ter m was part of the Numantine War. They were suffering a major defeat until Tiberius saved the army from destruction by signing a peace treaty with the enemy. He spared up to 20,000 roman lives in the signing of the treaty. However, the treaty had been rejected in Rome because it is similar to admitting defeat. Scipio Aemilianus had said that his actions were cowardly and he made the senate cancel Tiberius’s peace treaty. == == With Tiberius’s one year term over he wanted to run again. However law stated that no one could run for election with out a pause or interval period holding office. But with all the followers behind him he ignored the senates objections of running a campaign and did anyway. == == Senate could not stop him so some of the senators marked him as a target. Senators and followers and even Tiberius’s own brother in law, Scipio Aemilianus who led a charge into Tibeius’s own rally, Tiberius was clubbed to death. ==