Battle of Chaeronea

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ancient battle battle

The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was a decisive clash in which Philip II of Macedon, aided by his son Alexander the Great, defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes, paving the way for Macedonian dominance over Greece.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)	1
Battle of Chaeronea (352 BCE)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
aftermath	creation of the Corinthian League under Macedonian leadership ⓘ decline of Theban military power ⓘ establishment of Macedonian dominance in Greece ⓘ subordination of Athens to Macedonian policy ⓘ
belligerentCommander	Alexander the Great ⓘ Chares of Athens ⓘ Lysicles of Athens ⓘ Philip II of Macedon ⓘ Theban commanders ⓘ
cause	resistance of Athens and Thebes to Macedonian expansion ⓘ
combatant	Athens ⓘ Boeotian League ⓘ Corinthian allies of Athens ⓘ Macedon ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Macedon Thebes ⓘ
conflictIn	Macedonian Wars ⓘ surface form: Macedonian–Greek wars
date	338 BC ⓘ
era	Classical Greece ⓘ
followedBy	formation of the Corinthian League ⓘ planned Macedonian invasion of the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
hasPart	Athenian army ⓘ Macedonian army ⓘ Boeotian army ⓘ surface form: Theban army
location	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece Boeotia ⓘ Chaeronea ⓘ
notableEvent	destruction of the Sacred Band of Thebes ⓘ
notableUnit	Macedonian army ⓘ surface form: Macedonian Companion cavalry Macedonian phalanx ⓘ Theban Sacred Band ⓘ surface form: Sacred Band of Thebes
participant	Alexander the Great ⓘ Athenian army ⓘ surface form: Athenian hoplites Philip II of Macedon ⓘ Theban Sacred Band ⓘ surface form: Sacred Band of Thebes Theban hoplites ⓘ
partOf	Macedonian expansion into Greece ⓘ
precededBy	Third Sacred War ⓘ
result	Macedonian victory ⓘ
significance	decisive Macedonian victory over Greek city-states ⓘ enabled formation of the Corinthian League ⓘ end of major Greek city-state independence ⓘ facilitated Philip II’s plans to invade the Persian Empire ⓘ paved way for Macedonian hegemony over Greece ⓘ
tacticalFeature	Alexander commanding the Macedonian left wing ⓘ Philip II feigned retreat on the Macedonian right wing ⓘ use of Macedonian phalanx and cavalry coordination ⓘ
year	338 BC ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Macedon → battle → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)

Philippeion → builtAfter → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ

Classical Greece → hasNotableEvent → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ

Alexander the Great → notableBattle → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ

Fourth Sacred War → notableBattle → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ

Philip II of Macedon → notableBattle → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ

Third Sacred War → significantBattle → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Chaeronea (352 BCE)

Fourth Sacred War → significantEvent → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ

Boeotia → siteOf → Battle of Chaeronea ⓘ