What happened to Scipio Africanus the Younger at the Battle of Pydna?

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At the Battle of Pydna in 168 BCE, Scipio Africanus the Younger (then known as Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus) served under his natural father, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus.1

During the engagement, Scipio pursued the routed Macedonian forces with such intensity and speed that he became separated from his own troops. His disappearance caused significant concern among the Romans, who feared he had been killed in the fighting. However, he survived the battle, and afterward, his father placed him in charge of the Macedonian royal game preserves to help him further develop his strength and courage.1