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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.
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Geographical relationships: Thessalia, Thessaly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Cynoscephalae
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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