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Battle of Chaeronea, battle in 338 BCE at Boeotia, central Greece, in which Philip II of Macedon, with his son Alexander the Great, defeated a coalition of Greek city-states led by Thebes and Athens, heralding the beginning of Macedonian domination in the region.
Chaeronea (English: / ˌ k aɪ r ə ˈ n iː ə / or / ˌ k ɛ r ə ˈ n iː ə /; Greek: Χαιρώνεια Chaironeia, Ancient Greek: [kʰai̯rɔ̌ːneːa]) is a village and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece, located about 35 kilometers east of Delphi.
- Greece
- Central Greece
- 130 m (430 ft)
- Livadeia
The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes. The battle was the culmination of Philip's final campaigns in 339–338 BC and resulted in a decisive victory for the Macedonians and their allies.
- 2 August 338 BC
- Macedon establishes hegemony over the majority of Southern Greece (except Sparta)
- Macedonian victory
Sep 2, 2009 · The Battle of Chaeronea took place in 338 BCE on an early August morning outside the town of Chaeronea. Although for centuries the cities of Athens and Sparta dominated Greece, politically, militarily...
- Donald L. Wasson
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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
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.
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...
