Chaeronea
an ancient city in E Greece, in Boeotia: victory of Philip of Macedon over the Athenians, Thebans, and their allies, 338 b.c.
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How to use Chaeronea in a sentence
This measure, he said, was not drawn up by any orator, but by the battle of Chaeronea.
On the Sublime | LonginusThis civilization extended from northern edge of Thessaly as far south as Chaeronea.
How to Observe in Archaeology | VariousSince the battle of Chaeronea, this citadel had been held by a Macedonian garrison.
The Anabasis of Alexander | Arrian of NicomediaThe battle of Orchomenus, against Archelaus, was a repetition of Chaeronea.
Battle Studies | Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du PicqExternally, it is divided into the chapter which precedes and the chapter which follows Chaeronea.
British Dictionary definitions for 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)
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