event
Battle of Chaeronea
Chaeronea
also: Khairóneia, Chaeroneia
The battle (338 BC) at which Philip II of Macedon crushed the Athenian and Theban coalition, ending Greek city-state independence. In scene 13, Lucifer uses it as an example of Adam's prior heroic sacrifices across the historical cycles.
Reading notes
- The Tragedy of Man §14 Chaeronea
The battle (338 BC) at which Philip II of Macedon crushed the Athenian and Theban coalition, ending Greek city-state independence. In scene 13, Lucifer uses it as an example of Adam's prior heroic sacrifices across the historical cycles.