Definition of Battle of cynoscephalae

1. Noun. The battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece.

Exact synonyms: Cynoscephalae
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Geographical relationships: Thessalia, Thessaly

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Cynoscephalae

battle honours
battle it out
battle line
battle neurosis
battle of Atlanta
battle of Austerlitz
battle of Boyne
battle of Brunanburh
battle of Bunker Hill
battle of Caporetto
battle of Chattanooga
battle of Chickamauga
battle of Cowpens
battle of Crecy
battle of Cunaxa
battle of Cynoscephalae
battle of Hastings
battle of Hohenlinden
battle of Ipsus
battle of Issus
battle of Ivry
battle of Jutland
battle of Langside
battle of Leuctra
battle of Lule Burgas
battle of Lutzen
battle of Marathon
battle of Marston Moor
battle of Minden
battle of Navarino

Literary usage of Battle of cynoscephalae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lectures on the History of Rome: From the Earliest Times to the Fall of the by Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1849)
"The campaign was opened at an early season of the year: and as the harvest in Thessaly takes place about the middle of June, the battle of Cynoscephalae ..."

2. A History of Rome from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire by Henry George Liddell (1855)
"20. Third Campaign: Flamininus continued in command as Proconsul: Romans dominant in Greece. § 21. Battle of Cynoscephalae: complete defeat of Philip. § 22. ..."

3. A Smaller History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest by William Smith (1889)
"... both those powers fought for a short time on the same side. In 197 the struggle was brought to a termination by the battle of Cynoscephalae, ..."

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