by Fabius Maximus Cunctátor, the younger by the son of Africánus the
elder, his brother-in-law. He was of the "blue" blood of Rome, of
perfect honesty, and very popular, a good general, but somewhat
superstitious. A patron of learning and the fine arts, he gave his
sons the best training under Greek masters. A strong proof of his
popularity is the fact that his body was carried to its last resting
place by volunteers from the various peoples he had conquered.

Perseus spent his last days in confinement near Rome, enduring, it is
alleged, base and cruel treatment. He was the last king of Macedonia.

After the victory at Pydna, the sympathy shown in Greece for the
conquered monarch made the Romans more watchful of her interests
there. All suspected to be enemies were removed as hostages to Italy,
and among these was the historian POLYBIUS. He lived in Rome for more
than twenty years, and became a great friend of the younger Africánus,
whom he accompanied to the siege of Carthage.

Like Macedonia, Greece was separated into parts, independent of each
other, with no rights of _connubium_ or _commercium_. Utter
demoralization soon ensued, which proved a sure preventive to all
alliances liable to shake the authority of Rome.

Trouble again arose in Macedonia twenty years after Pydna, culminating
in what is sometimes called the FOURTH MACEDONIAN WAR (149-146). Under
the leadership of ANDRISCUS, who claimed to be a son of Perseus, the
people rebelled against the protection of Rome. They were twice
defeated in 148 by the praetor QUINTUS CAECILIUS METELLUS, who gained
the agnomen of MACEDONICUS. The country was made a Roman province,
with a Roman magistrate at its head.