Listed 3 sub titles with search on: Information about the place for wider area of: "KYNOS KEFALES Ancient city THESSALIA" .
KYNOS KEFALES (Ancient city) THESSALIA
Kunos kephalai. The names of two ranges of hills, so called from their
supposed resemblance to the heads of dogs. 1. In Thessaly, a little to the south
of Scotussa, in whose territory they were situated. They are described by Polybius
(xviii. 5) as rugged, broken, and of considerable height; and are memorable as
the scene of two battles: one fought, in B.C. 364, between the Thebans and Alexander
of Pherae, in which Pelopidas was slain; and the other, of still greater celebrity,
fought in B.C. 197, in which the last Philip of Macedon was defeated by the Roman
consul Flamininus.
This text is from: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD). Cited June 2004 from The Perseus Project URL below, which contains interesting hyperlinks
(Kunos Kephalai, i. e. "Dogs' Heads)." Two hills near Scotussa in Thessaly,
where the Thebans defeated the Pheraeans (B.C. 364) and where Flamininus gained
his celebrated victory over Philip of Macedonia, B.C. 197.
Total results on 24/4/2001: 12 for Cynoscephalae, 4 for Kynoskephalai.
Receive our daily Newsletter with all the latest updates on the Greek Travel industry.
Subscribe now!
