Battle of Chaeronea

Battle of Chaeronea

Two famous ancient battles were fought at Chaeronea in Boeotia:


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  • Battle of Chaeronea (86 BC) — Infobox Military Conflict caption= conflict=Battle of Chaeronea partof=the First Mithridatic War date= 86 BC place=Chaeronea, Boeotia (modern Greece)| result=Roman Victory combatant1=Roman Republic combatant2=Pontus commander1=Sulla… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Battle plan of Chaeronea (338 BC) conflict=Battle of Chaeronea partof=the Wars of Alexander the Great date=August 2, 338 BC place=Boeotia, Greece result=Decisive Macedonian victory. territory=Alexander and Philip …   Wikipedia

  • Chaeronea — Χαιρώνεια Location …   Wikipedia

  • Chaeronea — /ker euh nee euh/, n. an ancient city in E Greece, in Boeotia: victory of Philip of Macedon over the Athenians, Thebans, and their allies, 338 B.C. * * * Ancient city, eastern Greece. Its ruins are located in western Boeotia southeast of Mount… …   Universalium

  • battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …   Universalium

  • Chaeronea — [ker΄ə nē′ə] ancient Greek town in Boeotia: site of a battle (338 B.C. ) in which the Macedonians defeated the Greeks …   English World dictionary

  • Battle of Coronea (447 BC) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Coronea caption= partof=the pre Peloponnesian War conflicts date=447 BC place=Coronea result=Boeotian victory combatant1=Boeotian city states combatant2=Delian League commander1=Unknown… …   Wikipedia

  • Battle of Orchomenus — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Orchomenus caption= partof=First Mithridatic War date= 85 BC place=Orchomenus, Beotia (modern Greece) result=Roman victory combatant1=Roman Republic combatant2=Pontus commander1=Sulla… …   Wikipedia

  • Chaeronea, Battle of — (338 BC) Battle in Boeotia, central Greece, in which Philip II of Macedonia defeated Thebes and Athens. The victory, partly credited to Philip s young son Alexander the Great, gave Macedonia a foothold in Greece and represented a start toward… …   Universalium

  • Chaeronea — noun a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC) • Regions: ↑Greece, ↑Hellenic Republic, ↑Ellas • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle * * * /ker euh nee euh/, n.… …   Useful english dictionary

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