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Definition of Cynoscephalae

1. Noun. The fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the Macedonians.

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cynoscephalae

Cynocephalus variegatus Cynodon Cynodon dactylon Cynodon plectostachyum Cynodontia Cynoglossidae Cynoglossum Cynoglossum amabile Cynoglossum officinale Cynoglossum virginaticum

Cynomys Cynomys gunnisoni Cynomys ludovicianus Cynopterus Cynopterus sphinx Cynoscephalae Cynoscion Cynoscion nebulosus Cynoscion regalis Cynthia

Cynwulf Cyon Cyon's nerve Cyperaceae Cyperus Cyperus alternifolius Cyperus esculentus Cyperus longus Cyperus papyrus Cyperus rotundus

Literary usage 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 Romans and Macedonians approached each other at a spot where only a line of small hills (cynoscephalae) separated the two armies. ..."

2. A General History of Rome from the Foundation of the City to the Fall of by Charles Merivale (1886)
"The victory at cynoscephalae.—Philippus, king of Macedon, sues for peace.—Flamininus declares the freedom of Greece. (nC'200-195. ..."

3. 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. ..."

4. Lectures on Ancient History: From the Earliest Times to the Taking of by Barthold Georg Niebuhr (1852)
"After many marches, the two armies met, about harvest time, in the neighbourhood of Pharsalus, and near the hills of cynoscephalae Flamininus defeated ..."

5. Famous and Decisive Battles of the World: Or, History from the Battle-field by Charles King (1884)
"... but they had disgusted him by their boastings after the battle and by styling themselves the " victors of cynoscephalae," and he rebuked them for their ..."

6. 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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