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The '''Battle of Chaeronea''' was fought between [[Philip of Macedon]] and an army from the [[Greek]] [[city states]] of [[Athens]] and [[Thebes]] on the 2 August 338 B.C.

The '''Battle of Chaeronea''', fought on the 2nd of August 338 BC, was the final conclusion of the [[Fourth Sacred War]] which saw [[Philip II of Macedon]] elevated as absolute ruler among the [[Greek]] [[city states]].  The primary contestants were the [[Macedonians]] and an allied army primarily from [[Athens]] and [[Thebes]].

Philip's 32,000 men defeated the allied force of 50,000, leaving 20,000 dead.  The losses of Philip are unknown but must have been severe.  This ended the [[Fourth Sacred War]]. Philip was now the unquestioned master of Greece. His son [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]] "is said to have been the first man that charge the Thebans' sacred band"<ref>Plutarch, Life of Alexander</ref> and fought in the battle as a commander of cavalry.

Philip's 32,000 men defeated the allied force of 50,000, leaving 20,000 dead.  The losses of Philip are unknown but must have been severe, but the outcome was final.   His son [[Alexander the Great|Alexander]] then only sixteen "is said to have been the first man that charge the Thebans' sacred band"<ref>Plutarch, Life of Alexander</ref> and fought in the battle as a commander of cavalry.

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