Ancient Greek Battles

Can you name these important battles which involved the ancient greek world?

From Classical Antiquity till the Roman conquest of Greece

Includes battles fought among Greek states

BC used in the place of BCE, as it is more well known

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Clue	Year	Answer
The Athenians fight off the invading Persians in this battle, namesake of a race	490 BC	Battle of Marathon
Famous last stand of the Spartans and Thespians against the Persians	480 BC	Battle of Thermopylae
Naval battle where the greek coalition defeated the persian navy	480 BC	Battle of Salamis
The Greeks, led by the Spartans, effectively ended the persian invasion	479 BC	Battle of Plataea
The Sacred Band of Thebes crushes the Spartans, ending their rule over Greece	371 BC	Battle of Leuctra
Both sides claimed victory in this battle which weakened all major city-states	362 BC	Battle of Mantinea
Philip II defeats Thebes and Athens, establishing Macedonian hegemony	338 BC	Battle of Chaeronia
Alexander the Great gains control of Asia Minor after his victory on this river	334 BC	Battle of Granicus
Darius III leads his army against the Greeks from behind but is defeated	333 BC	Battle of Issus
Alexander's tactical genius scores a decisive victory in his most famous battle	331 BC	Battle of Gaugamela
This battle of huge scale resulted in the final breakup of the Macedonian Empire	301 BC	Battle of Ipsus
Pyrrhus defeats the Romans but suffers heavy losses leading to term "Pyrrhic"	280 BC	Battle of Heraclea
The Roman Legion decisively proves its superiority to the Macedonian Phalanx	197 BC	Battle of Cynoscephalae
Rome prevails over the last King of Macedon, leading to its fall and annexation	168 BC	Battle of Pydna
Rome defeats the last greek coalition, destroying the city, Greece is annexed	146 BC	Battle of Corinth

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