Chaeronea

[ker-uh-nee-uh]

noun

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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Examples from the Web for chaeronea

Externally, it is divided into the chapter which precedes and the chapter which follows Chaeronea.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various
This civilization extended from northern edge of Thessaly as far south as Chaeronea.
How to Observe in Archaeology|Various
The battle of Orchomenus, against Archelaus, was a repetition of Chaeronea.
Battle Studies|Charles-Jean-Jacques-Joseph Ardant du Picq
Sextus of Chaeronea, a Stoic philosopher, nephew of Plutarch.
Meditations|Marcus Aurelius

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

British Dictionary definitions for chaeronea

Chaeronea

noun

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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