Pretending to be the son of former king Perseus , who had been deposed Change_of_leadership by the Romans after the Third Macedonian War in 168 BC , Andriscus sought to re-establish Recovering the old Macedonian Kingdom .

The Third Macedonian War ( 171–168 BC ) was a war fought Hostile_encounter between the Roman Republic and King Perseus of Macedon .

In 179 BC King Philip V of Macedon died Death and was succeeded Change_of_leadership by his ambitious son Perseus .