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The '''Fourth Sacred War''' was a war of [[Greek]] [[city states]] fought from 339 to 338 B.C. [[Demosthenes]] of [[Athens]] a famous orator was successful in getting people of Athens and [[Thebes]] to unite together against the growing power of [[Philip of Macedon]] and the [[Amphictyonic Council]]. They declared war, but lost the [[Battle of Chaeronea]] leaving Philip as the unquestioned master of Greece.
==Sources==
Encyclopedia of Military History, Dupuy & Dupuy, 1979
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[[Category: Wars]]
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