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 364 bc - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Battle of Cynoscephalae: The Thebans under Pelopidas fight a drawn battle with Alexander of Pherae in Thessaly.
Most noted works of Praxiteles of Athens, the greatest of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC.
Pelopidas, Thebean statesman (killed in the Battle of Cynoscephalae)
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 Chronology of Greek History After the Peloponnesian War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
(Wmter) Dionysius I was defeated by Carthage at the battle of Cronium.
331/330 -- Alexander I of Epirus was defeated at the battle of Pandosia.
Ptolemy V was defeated at the battle of Panion.
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 Battle of Cynoscephalae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the earlier battle fought here, see Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC).
Flamininus, with his allies from the Aetolian League, were stationed at Thebes, and marched out towards Pherae in search of Philip, who was at Larisa.
During the march there was a heavy rainstorm, and the morning after there was a fog over the hills and fields separating both camps.
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 Ancient Greek Battles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
362 BC Battle of Mantinea (2 of 3)
209 BC Battle of Lamia - 1st Battle
209 BC Battle of Lamia - 2nd Battle
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 Pelopidas
In 385 BC he served in a Theban contingent sent to the support of the Spartans at Mantineia, where he was saved, when dangerously wounded, by Epaminondas.
Upon the seizure of the Theban citadel by the Spartans (383 or 382) he fled to Athens, and took the lead in a conspiracy to liberate Thebes.
Though an eclipse of the sun prevented his bringing with him more than a handful of troops, he overthrew the tyrant's far superior force on the ridge of Cynoscephalae; but wishing to slay Alexander with his own hand, he rushed forward too eagerly and was cut down by the tyrant's guards.
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 CalendarHome.com - 364 BC - Calendar Encyclopedia
Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC
Decades: 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC - 360s BC - 350s BC 340s BC 330s BC 320s BC 310s BC
Pelopidas, Theban statesman (killed in the Battle of Cynoscephalae)
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 364 BC
364 BC Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC
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 Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC), the Theban forces of Pelopidas fought against the Thessalian troops of Alexander of Pherae in a drawn battle in which Pelopidas was killed.
The next year, the Theban general Epaminondas avenged the defeat by a victory over Alexander.
This article about a historical battle is a stub.
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 Pelopidas
This victory he owed mainly to the valour of the Sacred Band, a picked body of 300 infantry.
On their return both generals were unsuccessfully accused of having retained their command beyond the legal term.
However, wishing to slay Alexander with his own hand, he rushed forward too eagerly and was cut down by the tyrant’s guards.
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 A timeline of the Roman empire
189 BC : Antiochus III, king of the Seleucids, is defeated at the battle of Magnesia and surrenders his possessions in Europe and Asia Minor
57 BC : Caesar conquers all of Gaul
13 BC : Augustus expands the borders to the region of the Danube
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 Distortion of the ancient history
369 bc : Second invasion of the Peloponnese by Thebes under Epaminondas.
356-346 bc : Phocis seized Delphi and provoked the Third Sacred War (Phocis against Thebes, Locris and Thessaly).
It is obvious that a war between the ancient Greek states was a very common phenomenon so a battle between Macedon and Athens can not be used as proof that the Macedonians were not Greek.
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The Greek origin of the Macedonians is proven by the vast majority of the ancient historians.
"We know the manner of their battle- we know how weak their power is; already have we subdued their children who dwell in our country, the Ionians, Aeolians, and Dorians.
Yet the Greeks are accustomed to wage wars, as I learn, and they do it most senselessly in their wrongheadedness and folly.
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