Cynoscephalae ( grc, Κυνὸς κεφαλαί, meaning "dog's heads") may refer to:
Geography
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Cynoscephalae (Boeotia) Cynoscephalae ( grc, Κυνὸς κεφαλαί) was a village of ancient Boeotia in the Cynoscephalae Hills. It was noted as the birthplace of Pindar
Pindar (; grc-gre, Πίνδαρος , ; la, Pindarus; ) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet f ...
, a town of ancient Boeotia
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Cynoscephalae (Thessaly) Cynoscephalae ( grc, Κυνὸς κεφαλαί, meaning "dog's heads") may refer to:
Geography
* Cynoscephalae (Boeotia), a town of ancient Boeotia
* Cynoscephalae (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly
* Cynoscephalae Hills (Boeotia), a range of ...
, a town of ancient Thessaly
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Cynoscephalae Hills (Boeotia) Cynoscephalae ( grc, Κυνὸς κεφαλαί) was the name of a range of hills in ancient Boeotia between Thebes and Thespiae. Near them, or on them, was a village of the same name, which is mentioned by the biographers of Pindar
Pindar (; ...
, a range of hills in ancient Boeotia
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Cynoscephalae Hills (Thessaly), a range of hills in ancient Thessaly (where the battles below were fought)
History
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Battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BC), between Rome and Macedon
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Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC)
At the Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC), the Theban forces of Pelopidas fought against the Thessalian troops of Alexander of Pherae in a battle in which Pelopidas was killed; nevertheless, the Thebans won. The next year, the Theban general Epamin ...
, between Thebes and Thessaly
See also
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Battle of Cynossema
The naval Battle of Cynossema (Ancient Greek: ) took place in 411 BC during the Second Peloponnesian War. In the battle, an Athenian fleet commanded by Thrasybulus and Thrasyllus, although initially thrown on the defensive by a numerically supe ...
(411 BC), between Sparta and Athens
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