After the incredibly successful battle of River Amnias and conquest of Asia Minor, King Mithridates vi of Pontus felt unstoppable. But there was one Roman commander who decided to put a stop to ...

In the year 338 BC, the forces of Philip ii of Macedon and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and Thebes clashed in a decisive battle that would change the course of history. The armies ...

ATHENS — Among the seminal battles that changed the course of history, few figure as prominently as the Battle of Chaeronea. The epic clash pitted the Macedonians led by King Philip II against an ...

Over the course of history, only a few single days can be said to have “changed the world,” but the day on which a coalition of Greek city-states was defeated by Philip II of Macedon, at the battle of ...

Epaminondas defending Pelopidas and the Sacred Band, in an illustration by William Rainey (1910). Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In another article, we explained how, in the year 318 BCE, ...

“Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC: A day that changed the world” highlights the significance of the Battle of Chaeronea in the transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period. The battle established ...