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Chaeronea (English: / ˌ k aɪ r ə ˈ n iː ə / or / ˌ k ɛ r ə ˈ n iː ə /; [2] Greek: Χαιρώνεια Chaironeia, Ancient Greek: [kʰai̯rɔ̌ːneːa]) is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece, located about 35 kilometers east of Delphi.
The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes. The battle was the culmination of Philip's final campaigns in 339–338 BC and resulted in a decisive victory for the Macedonians and their allies.
Battle of Chaeronea, battle in 338 BCE at Boeotia, central Greece, in which Philip II of Macedon, with his son Alexander the Great, defeated a coalition of Greek city-states led by Thebes and Athens, heralding the beginning of Macedonian domination in the region.
Sep 2, 2009 · The Battle of Chaeronea took place in 338 BCE on an early August morning outside the town of Chaeronea. Although for centuries the cities of Athens and Sparta dominated Greece, politically, militarily...
Chaeronea, in ancient Greece, fortified town on Mt. Petrachus, guarding the entry into the northern plain of Boeotia. Controlled by the Boeotian city of Orchomenus (q.v.) in the 5th century bc, it was the scene of the battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated Thebes and Athens (338 bc).
Feb 23, 2011 · Chaeronea is the site of the famous Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE) Phillip II of Macedon's decisive defeat of the Greek city-states. At Chaeronea in Boeotia (north of Corinth) Phillip and his allies from Thessaly, Epirus, Aetolia, Northern Phocis and Locrian defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes.
May 26, 2024 · The Battle of Chaeronea, fought on August 2, 338 BC, was a pivotal moment in the history of ancient Greece. This decisive engagement marked the end of Greek independence and the beginning of Macedonian domination, setting the stage for the rise of Alexander the Great and the spread of Hellenistic culture across the known world.
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE): decisive battle in which king Philip II of Macedonia overcame Athens and Thebes, which meant, essentially the end of Greek independence. Philip II. The war between the Greek city states and Macedonia became inevitable when, in 340, king Philip of Macedonia was besieging Perinthus - on the west bank of the Sea of ...
Feb 19, 2019 · What thus seems more logical is that Alexander commanded the Foot Companions at Chaeronea – the men best suited to destroying the Greek coalition’s greatest threat.
Mar 29, 2024 · The Archaeological Museum of Chaeronea was founded in 1907 by the Archaeological Society of Athens and presents, among other items, sculptures from the regions of Livadeia and Chaeronea, pottery from Prehistoric and later historical sites in the region, coins and weapons from the burial mound of the Macedonians, and the polyandrion ...
