Three wars fought by Philip V of Macedonia and his successor, Perseus , against Rome (215–205 BC, 200–197, 171–167).
The first war, fought by Rome in the context of the Second Carthage and the Seleucid s, Rome by the Aetolian League and Pergamum . After Rome's victory at the Battle of {{link=Pydna, Battle of">Pydna (168), Macedonian territory was divided into four republics. Another conflict, fought in 149–148, may be considered a fourth Macedonian War; it resulted in a decisive Roman victory, and in its aftermath Macedonia became the empire's first province.