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Name: Philip II's campaign in Greece (Fourth Sacred War)

Type: Event

Start: 339 BC

End: 337 BC

Parent: Wars of the Rise of Macedon

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Was the military campaign of Macedonia king Philip II in Greece during the Fourth Sacred War.

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  • April 339 BC: The Thebans seized the town of Nicaea near Thermopylae.
  • April 338 BC: The Macedonians took Amphissa and expelled its citizens, turning it over to Delphi.
  • August 338 BC: Philip II of Macedon advanced into Boeotia in an attempt to march on Thebes and Athens.
  • August 338 BC: Following the victory of Philip II in the Battle of Chaeronea, it first entered the Macedonian area of ​​influence.
  • August 338 BC: Euboea ceased to be part of the Athenian sphere of influence after the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC).
  • August 338 BC: The ccupation of the Rhineland imposed by the Treaty if Versailles began in January 1919. French, British, Belgian and initially also American troops were involved.
  • August 338 BC: The Island of Limnos is conquered by Macedonia.
  • August 338 BC: Athenai was subjugated by Philip II.
  • January 337 BC: The battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) was fought in 338 BC, in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of city-states led by Athens and Thebes. The battle ended with a decisive victory of the Macedonians. Philip had no intention of conquering any territory and soon the Macedonian armies left southern Greece. After the battle, Macedon established hegemony over the majority of Southern Greece (except Sparta).
  • January 337 BC: Seleinous was conquered by the Kingdom of Macedon (338-146 BC).

  • Selected Sources


  • Cawkwell, G. (1978): Philip II of Macedon, London (UK), p. 142
  • Cawkwell, G. (1978): Philip II of Macedon, London (UK), pp. 147-166
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