Chaeronea

Definitions of Chaeronea
  1. noun
    a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)
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    pitched battle
    a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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