Cynoscephalae Hills (Thessaly)

Cynoscephalae (Ancient Greek: Κυνὸς κεφαλαί, 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;[1] and are memorable as the scene of two battles: Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC), between the Thebans and Alexander of Pherae, in which Pelopidas was slain; and Battle of Cynoscephalae (197 BC), of still greater celebrity, in which Philip V of Macedon was defeated by the Roman consul Titus Quinctius Flamininus.[2][3][4][5][6]

References
  1. Polybius. The Histories. 18.5.
  2. Plut. Pel. 32.
  3. Strabo. Geographica. ix. p.441. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
  4. Polybius. The Histories. 18.3, et seq.
  5. Livy. Ab Urbe Condita Libri (History of Rome). 33.6, et seq.
  6. Plut. Flam. 8.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Cynoscephalae". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.


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