Chaeronea

American  

[ker-uh-nee-uh] / ˌkɛr əˈni ə /

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 British  

/ 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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Example Sentences

The victory of Philip at Chaeronea in 338 finally destroyed the league.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

Plutarch, before he finally settled down at Chaeronea, saw something of the great Roman world.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel

His own library, or the libraries to which he had access at Chaeronea, must have been well furnished with the books most important for his studies.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 27, January, 1860 by Various

Hellenism had been the product of the free life of the Greek city-state, and after Chaeronea the great days of the city-state were past.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

Thus much of the actions of Chaeronea and Orchomenus.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh