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NSWAncient HistorySection IV (Historical Periods): Greece from 404 BC to the death of Philip II
Quick questions on Philip II's conquest of Greece, Chaeronea and the League of Corinth: HSC Ancient History
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What is the Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BC?Show answer
The armies met in 338 BC on the plain of Chaeronea in Boeotia. Our fullest account is that of Diodorus Siculus (Book 16). Philip commanded the Macedonian right wing, drawn up opposite the Athenians; his eighteen-year-old son Alexander led the cavalry on the left, facing the Thebans and, on the extreme allied right, their elite Sacred Band. The decisive stroke, as the tradition tells it, was a calculated one: Philip drew the eager Athenians forward on his wing, so opening a gap in the allied line, and through that gap Alexander charged, shattering the Theban wing.
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