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Battle of Chaeronea

Battle of Chaeronea was a battle fought in 87 BC at Chaeronea, in what is now Greece. It was part of First Mithridatic War, which ran from 89 BC to 85 BC.

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Fought87 BC
WhereChaeronea, Greece38.501N, 22.864E
Part ofFirst Mithridatic War89 BC to 85 BC

Where it sits in First Mithridatic War

Battle of the River Amnias, 89 BCBattle of Protopachium, 89 BCBattle of Mount Scorobas, 88 BCSiege of Rhodes, 88 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 87 BCSiege of Athens, 87 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 86 BCBattle of Orchomenus, 86 BCBattle of Tenedos, 86 BC89 BC86 BCBattle of Chaeronea, 87 BC
9 placed engagements of First Mithridatic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date87 BC (year precision)
PlaceChaeronea, Greece
38.501N, 22.864E
KindBattle, ancient
Battle of ChaeroneaBattle of ChaeroneaBattle of ChaeroneaBattle of ChaeroneaSiege of LivadiaBattle of TegyraBattle of OrchomenusSiege of LivadiaBattle of TegyraAthensPatraLarissaIoaninaAgrinioTripoliPirgosErmoupoli100 km38.501N, 22.864E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 338 BC and 86 BC.

In the same war

Battle of Chaeronea is one of 106 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 274 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3636387, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.