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maniples from the right wing to break away, wheel 90 degrees to the
left, and attack downhill against the rear right of the Macedonian
phalanx that was threatening to overwhelm the Roman left. The
effect was immediate. The men of the cumbersome Macedonian
phalanx were unable to move to meet this new threat. Attacked
from both the front and behind, the Macedonian right disintegrated,
and the men were slaughtered as they attempted to run away.Outcomes
x Cynoscephalae ended the war. Following the victory, Flamininus
announced that the Greeks were now free from Macedonian
oppression. What the Greeks failed to realize was that the Romans
now regarded them as their clients, and they had to do whatever
Rome wanted.x For the moment, the Romans allowed Philip to retain his throne, but
within two decades, another war broke out.
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the Roman military system or any idea that the outcome of
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machine was now qualitatively superior to most of its foes.