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Which Greek city-states fought Philip II at the Battle of Chaeronea?
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Philip II
Bust, tentatively identified as Philip II of Macedonia, mid-4th century bce; in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
At the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BCE, Philip II of Macedonia defeated a coalition of Greek city-states led primarily by Thebes and Athens.12
While Thebes and Athens were the primary leaders of the alliance, the Greek host included troops from various other allied city-states that joined the effort to oppose the Macedonian advance. The battle resulted in a decisive victory for Philip II, effectively ending military resistance to his hegemony in the region and leading to the establishment of the League of Corinth.13