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Chaeronea ( English: / ˌkaɪrəˈniːə / or / ˌkɛrəˈniːə /; [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 settlement was formerly known as Kópraina ( Κόπραινα ), and renamed to Chairóneia ( Χαιρώνεια) in 1916. [3] .
- Philip II Rebuilds The Macedonian Army
- Athens & Thebes Join Forces
- Preliminaries
- The Battle Begins
- The Aftermath
Philip had inherited a country that was militarily weak. Recognizing this weakness, he rebuilt its fragile army into a strong, fighting machine. This new army was based on the celebrated Sacred Band of Thebes (the elite fighting force of the Theban army) and their equally efficient wedge, a concept that Philip had learned while a captive in Thebes ...
Between 352 and 338 BCE, Athens and Philip would remain at odds. Despite an uneasy peace with Macedon - a peace signed after the Social Wars that was uneasy because Philip offered Athens his help, then took control of cities that he wanted for himself after he had offered them to Athens - Athens could only sit silently, remaining apprehensive about...
Initiating their first line of defense, the Athenian army marched to Boeotia, where they placed men at the most strategic mountain passes (especially at the Gravia Pass north of Amphissa and Parapotamii on the road to Thebes) in an attempt to block Macedonian access to the Gulf of Corinth, which was a source of much-needed supplies; the lack of sup...
The Athenians, Thebans, and a small number of allies positioned themselves, with the Athenians (10,000 infantry and 600 cavalry) on the left, allies in the center, and the Thebans with 800 cavalry and 12,000 infantry (including the 300 members of the Sacred Band) on the far right. Across from Athenians were the Macedonians, with Philip on the far r...
After the battle, Athens was forced into an alliance, while Thebes lost rich agricultural lands in Boeotia. The Athenians may have fought bravely, but the Battle of Chaeronea is viewed by many to be a turning point in history, after which the Greeks were no longer a military or political threat. Philip now turned his military ambitions away from Gr...
- Donald L. Wasson
Chaeronea definition: an ancient city in E Greece, in Boeotia. See examples of CHAERONEA used in a sentence.
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 ).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Q205887. 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.
Definitions of Chaeronea. noun. a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC) see more. see less.
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 .
