The battle played an important role in deciding the outcome of the Fourth Macedonian War, and saw the annihilation of the last military-political force of Macedon.

The battle decided the outcome of the war; Andriscus was forced to flee Macedon, and was pursued and captured by the Romans before he could raise a strong army.

Initially unsuccessful, he invaded Macedon with a Thracian army and met with unprecedented success, defeating Rome's Macedonian clients near the Strymon river, crowning himself King of Macedon and overrunning Thessaly, and annihilating a Roman legion sent to stop him, killing the commanding praetor, Publius Juventius Thalna, in the battle.

This gave him sufficient confidence to detach a portion of his forces for action elsewhere, either due to supply issues or to threaten the Roman rear.

Andriscus gathered a new, hastily levied army in Thrace, but was swiftly pursued by Metellus, who routed these new forces before they were fully prepared.

[12] He sought refuge with the Thracian chieftain Byzes, but was betrayed by him to Metellus, who had him arrested and then subdued a few more minor revolts in Macedon, ending the last embers of the war.