In 168 BC, command of the Roman expeditionary force that won the Battle of Pydna passed to which experienced consul and soldier?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Lucius Aemilius Paullus
- Step 1: The next year, command of the Roman expeditionary force passed to Lucius Aemilius Paullus, an experienced soldier who was one of the consuls for the year. Answer: Lucius Aemilius Paullus. Why not the others: "Lucius Mummius" destroyed Corinth in 146 BC ending the subsequent Achaean War; "Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus" conquered southern Gaul establishing the Via Domitia in the late 2nd century BC; "Sulla" besieged and stormed Athens in 86 BC during the First Mithridatic War.
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