Chaeronea

[ ker-uh-nee-uh ]

noun
  1. 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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Chaeronea

/ (ˌkɛrəˈniːə) /


noun
  1. 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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