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Chaeronea

chae·ro·nea

uncommon

noun

1.

a battle in which Philip II of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC) and also Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC)

Origin

From Ancient Greek Χαιρώνεια (Khairṓneia).

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