Chaeronea

[ ker-uh-nee-uh ]

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noun

an ancient city in E Greece, in Boeotia: victory of Philip of Macedon over the Athenians, Thebans, and their allies, 338 b.c.

Chaeronea

/ ˌkɛrəˈniːə /

an ancient Greek town in W Boeotia: site of the victory of Philip of Macedon over the Athenians and Thebans (338 bc ) and of Sulla over Mithridates (86 bc )

This measure, he said, was not drawn up by any orator, but by the battle of Chaeronea.

This civilization extended from northern edge of Thessaly as far south as Chaeronea.

Since the battle of Chaeronea, this citadel had been held by a Macedonian garrison.

The battle of Orchomenus, against Archelaus, was a repetition of Chaeronea.

Externally, it is divided into the chapter which precedes and the chapter which follows Chaeronea.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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