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Cyn·os·ceph·a·lae C0840100 (sĭn′ə-sĕf′ə-lē, sī′nə-) Two hills of southeast Thessaly in northeast Greece. They were the site of a battle between the Theban and Thessalian armies in 364 bc and of a Roman victory over the Macedonian forces of Philip V in 197 bc.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Cynoscephalae - the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the MacedoniansThessalia, Thessaly - a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece | | 2. | Cynoscephalae - the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greecebattle of CynoscephalaeThessalia, Thessaly - a fertile plain on the Aegean Sea in east central Greece; Thessaly was a former region of ancient Greece |
CynoscephalaeenUK
Cynoscephalae (Greek Kynos kephalai, literally “dogs’ heads”), a range of hills in Thessaly (Greece), northwest of Thebes. A battle between the Roman army of the consul T. Quinctius Flamininus and the forces of the Macedonian king Philip V took place near Cynoscephalae in 197 B.C. during the Second Macedonian War (200–197 B.C.). There were 26,000 men on each side. The Roman army, with its maniple formation, was victorious over the heavy phalanx of the Macedonians. The victory at Cynoscephalae marked the end of Macedonian rule in Greece, and after that most of Greece became dependent on Rome. CynoscephalaeenUK Related to Cynoscephalae: Pydna, Pharsalus, CynocephaliSynonyms for Cynoscephalaenoun the fields in Thessaly where in 197 BC the Romans defeated the MacedoniansRelated Wordsnoun the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC)SynonymsRelated Words |