Battle of Cynoscephalae

Overview

The Battle of Cynoscephalae was an encounter battle fought in Thessaly in 197 BC between the Roman-Aetolian army, led by Titus Quinctius Flamininus, and Antigonid Macedon, led by Philip V, during the Second Macedonian War. It was a decisive Roman victory and marked the end of the conflict.

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Significance

The Battle of Cynoscephalae, fought in Thessaly in 197 BC, was a decisive Roman victory over Antigonid Macedon that marked the end of the Second Macedonian War. The Roman-Aetolian army under Titus Quinctius Flamininus defeated Philip V's Macedonian forces, who suffered approximately 13,000 casualties against a force of similar size. The battle was an encounter engagement rather than a prepared assault, meaning both sides committed to a major action under conditions neither had fully anticipated. The outcome ended the conflict decisively in Rome's favor, foreclosing Macedonian dominance over Thessaly and the broader Greek world and establishing Roman military and political preeminence in the eastern Mediterranean theater.

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