Battle of Chaeronea
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Chaeronea canonical | 18 |
| Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) | 2 |
| Battle of Chaeronea (352 BCE) | 1 |
| Battle of Chaeronea (as Athenian commander) | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Chaeronea Context triple: [Alexander the Great, notableBattle, Battle of Chaeronea]
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Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae was a major engagement in 216 BC during the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force, becoming one of history’s most famous examples of tactical encirclement.
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Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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Pharsalus
Pharsalus is an ancient city in central Greece best known as the site near which Julius Caesar decisively defeated Pompey in 48 BCE during the Roman civil war.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Chaeronea Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Heraclea
The Battle of Heraclea was a major 280 BC clash in southern Italy where King Pyrrhus of Epirus defeated the Romans in one of the earliest and most famous engagements of the Pyrrhic War.
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B.
Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
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C.
Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae was a major engagement in 216 BC during the Second Punic War in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian army annihilated a much larger Roman force, becoming one of history’s most famous examples of tactical encirclement.
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D.
Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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E.
Pharsalus
Pharsalus is an ancient city in central Greece best known as the site near which Julius Caesar decisively defeated Pompey in 48 BCE during the Roman civil war.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
creation of the Corinthian League under Macedonian leadership
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decline of Theban military power ⓘ establishment of Macedonian dominance in Greece ⓘ subordination of Athens to Macedonian policy ⓘ |
| belligerentCommander |
Alexander the Great
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Chares of Athens ⓘ Lysicles of Athens ⓘ Philip II of Macedon ⓘ Theban commanders ⓘ |
| cause | resistance of Athens and Thebes to Macedonian expansion ⓘ |
| combatant |
Athens
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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
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Macedonian army ⓘ Boeotian army ⓘ
surface form:
Theban army
|
| location |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
Boeotia ⓘ Chaeronea ⓘ |
| notableEvent | destruction of the Sacred Band of Thebes ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Macedonian army
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surface form:
Macedonian Companion cavalry
Macedonian phalanx ⓘ Theban Sacred Band ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Band of Thebes
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| participant |
Alexander the Great
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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
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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
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Philip II feigned retreat on the Macedonian right wing ⓘ use of Macedonian phalanx and cavalry coordination ⓘ |
| year | 338 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Chaeronea Description of subject: 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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