Cynoscephalae (, meaning "dog's heads") may refer to:

Geography

Cynoscephalae (Boeotia) Cynoscephalae () was a village of ancient Boeotia in the Cynoscephalae Hills. It was noted as the birthplace of Pindar Pindar (; ; ; ) was an Greek lyric, Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes, Greece, Thebes. Of the Western canon, canonical ...

, a town of ancient Boeotia * Cynoscephalae (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly *

Cynoscephalae Hills (Boeotia) Cynoscephalae () 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 (; ; ; ) was an Greek lyric, Anc ...

, a range of hills in ancient Boeotia *

Cynoscephalae Hills (Thessaly) Cynoscephalae (, meaning "dog's heads") was the name of a range of hills in ancient Thessaly, a little to the south of Scotussa, in whose territory they were situated. They are described by Polybius as rugged, broken, and of considerable height; a ...

, a range of hills in ancient Thessaly (where the battles below were fought)

History

Battle of Cynoscephalae The Battle of Cynoscephalae () was an encounter battle fought in Thessaly in 197 BC between the Roman army, led by Titus Quinctius Flamininus, and the Antigonid dynasty of Macedon, led by Philip V, during the Second Macedonian War. It was ...

(197 BC), between Rome and Macedon * Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC), between Thebes and Thessaly

Geography

History

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