Chaeronea is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Chaeronea in a sentence
Chaeronea meaning
A village in Boeotia, Greece.
Synonyms of Chaeronea
Using Chaeronea
- The main meaning on this page is: A village in Boeotia, Greece.
- Useful related words include: pitched battle.
- In the example corpus, chaeronea often appears in combinations such as: of chaeronea, chaeronea and, chaeronea in.
Context around Chaeronea
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Chaeronea
- In this selection, "chaeronea" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, philip, 338 and took stand out and add context to how "chaeronea" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after chaeronea philip inflicted and battle of chaeronea 338 bc. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "chaeronea" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with chaeronea
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After Chaeronea, Philip inflicted a harsh punishment upon Thebes, but made peace with Athens on very lenient terms. (18 words)
According to Polybius, the only thing the Athenians eventually got by their opposition to Philip was the defeat at Chaeronea. (20 words)
During the ensuing Battle of Chaeronea, Philip commanded the right wing and Alexander the left, accompanied by a group of Philip's trusted generals. (24 words)
Work as magistrate and ambassador In addition to his duties as a priest of the Delphic temple, Plutarch was also a magistrate in Chaeronea and he represented his home on various missions to foreign countries during his early adult years. (40 words)
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) details The battle of Chaeronea took place in the autumn of 338 BC and resulted in a significant victory for Philip, who established Macedon's supremacy over the Greek cities. (35 words)
Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC: A Day that Changed the World highlights the significance of the Battle of Chaeronea in the transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period. (29 words)
Example sentences (10)
Chaeronea, 2 August 338 BC: A Day that Changed the World highlights the significance of the Battle of Chaeronea in the transition from the Classical to the Hellenistic period.
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) details The battle of Chaeronea took place in the autumn of 338 BC and resulted in a significant victory for Philip, who established Macedon's supremacy over the Greek cities.
They will present the results of their research on the Battle of Chaeronea and the human activity in the region looking into the entire period of antiquity.
The Sacred Band of Thebes (an elite military unit) famously fell at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC against Philip II and Alexander the Great.
According to Polybius, the only thing the Athenians eventually got by their opposition to Philip was the defeat at Chaeronea.
After Chaeronea, Philip inflicted a harsh punishment upon Thebes, but made peace with Athens on very lenient terms.
During the ensuing Battle of Chaeronea, Philip commanded the right wing and Alexander the left, accompanied by a group of Philip's trusted generals.
The allies met the Macedonians at the Battle of Chaeronea and were decisively defeated, leaving Philip and the Macedonians the unquestioned master of Greece.
The people preferred Demosthenes's activism and even the bitter defeat at Chaeronea was regarded as a price worth paying in the attempt to retain freedom and influence.
Work as magistrate and ambassador In addition to his duties as a priest of the Delphic temple, Plutarch was also a magistrate in Chaeronea and he represented his home on various missions to foreign countries during his early adult years.
Common combinations with chaeronea
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of chaeronea 7×
- chaeronea and 3×
- chaeronea in 2×
- at chaeronea 2×
- chaeronea philip 2×