Battle of Cynoscephalae

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The Battle of Cynoscephalae was a decisive 197 BC clash in Thessaly where the Roman Republic defeated Philip V of Macedon, demonstrating the superiority of the Roman legion over the Macedonian phalanx and marking a turning point in Roman dominance over Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of the Cynoscephalae Hills ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Macedon ⓘ
linked to: Macedon

Roman Republic ⓘ
cause Roman intervention in Greek affairs against Macedonian influence ⓘ
combatant1 Roman Republic ⓘ
combatant2 Kingdom of Macedon ⓘ
linked to: Macedon
commander Philip V of Macedon ⓘ
Titus Quinctius Flamininus ⓘ
conflictIn Second Macedonian War ⓘ
linked to: Macedonian Wars
conflictType land battle ⓘ
date 197 BC ⓘ
demonstrated superiority of Roman legion over Macedonian phalanx ⓘ
era Hellenistic period ⓘ
followedBy Peace of Tempe ⓘ
Roman proclamation of Greek freedom at Isthmian Games ⓘ
Treaty of Tempe ⓘ
geographicalContext central Greece ⓘ
historicalPeriod Roman Republic ⓘ
reign of Philip V of Macedon ⓘ
involvedUnitType Macedonian cavalry ⓘ
Macedonian phalangites ⓘ
Roman cavalry ⓘ
Roman infantry ⓘ
location Cynoscephalae ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ
militaryFormationUsedByMacedon Macedonian phalanx ⓘ
militaryFormationUsedByRomans manipular legion ⓘ
notableFor flexible Roman tactics against rigid phalanx ⓘ
use of elephants on Roman side ⓘ
opponent Philip V of Macedon ⓘ
Titus Quinctius Flamininus ⓘ
outcome expansion of Roman influence in Greece ⓘ
weakening of Macedonian power ⓘ
partOf Roman–Macedonian Wars ⓘ
linked to: Macedonian Wars
precededBy Battle of Aous ⓘ
primarySource Livy ⓘ
Polybius ⓘ
relatedEvent Roman declaration of freedom for Greek cities ⓘ
result Roman victory ⓘ
significance decisive Roman victory in Second Macedonian War ⓘ
turning point in Roman dominance over Greece ⓘ
strategicConsequence end of Macedonian dominance in mainland Greece ⓘ
terrain hilly terrain ⓘ
year 197 BC ⓘ

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Second Macedonian War → notableBattle → Battle of Cynoscephalae ⓘ
subject linked to: Macedonian Wars
Philip V of Macedon → battle → Battle of Cynoscephalae ⓘ
Philip V of Macedon → defeatedAt → Battle of Cynoscephalae ⓘ
Life of Pelopidas → describes → Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cynoscephalae
Antigonid dynasty → notableEvent → Battle of Cynoscephalae ⓘ
Scotussa → associatedWithBattle → Battle of Cynoscephalae ⓘ
Macedonians → defeatBattle → Battle of Cynoscephalae ⓘ
Battle of Cynoscephalae → alsoKnownAs → Battle of the Cynoscephalae Hills ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Cynoscephalae