Theoxena was the daughter of prince Herodicus, a well respected person of Thessaly and one of their main leaders. Life Philip V of Macedon, who was always planning war against the Romans, ordered the evacuation of most of the coastal towns of Thessaly. The inhabitants were to be moved in small groups to Paeonia, an inland region later called Emathia. Philip heard of slanderous remarks made of him by people that were forced to leave their towns. He decided it would be to his best advantage to arr… (More on Theoxena)