Battle of Cynoscephalae
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Italian History, Eastern European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Italy, Greece, Greece (ancient)
- Date: Late May or early June, 197
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Second Macedonian War. Result: Roman victory over Macedonian phalanx; end of second war between Rome and Macedonia.
By spring, 197 b.c.e., the Roman commander Titus Quinctius Flamininus had won over all central and southern Greece to the Roman cause in the war against the Macedonian king Philip V. Philip retained control of Thessaly, where Flamininus forced the king into a set-piece battle at Cynoscephalae, or “Dog’s Head.” Although the armies were evenly matched, the terrain played to the disadvantage...
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