Battle of Cynoscephalae

Battle of Cynoscephalae
	Part of the Second Macedonian War
	; A map showing the location of Cynoscephalae
Date	197 BC
Location	Cynoscephalae Hills, Thessaly
Result	Roman-Aetolian victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic; Aetolian League; Athamania	Macedon
Commanders and leaders
Titus Quinctius Flamininus; Archedemus of Aetolia ; Amynander of Athamania	Philip V (king); Heracleides of Gyrton; Athenagoras of Macedon; Nicanor the Elephant
Strength
c. 26,000 21,600 infantry (including 6,000 Aetolians and 1,200 Athamanians); 1,300 cavalry (including 400 Aetolians); 3,000 marines; 20 war elephants	25,500 16,000 phalangites; 2,000 light infantry; 5,500 mercenaries and allies; 2,000 Macedonian and Thessalian cavalry
Casualties and losses
Between 700 and 750 killed	13,000 8,000 killed; 5,000 captured

The Battle of Cynoscephalae (Greek: Μάχη τῶν Κυνὸς Κεφαλῶν) was an encounter battle fought in Thessaly in 197 BC between the Roman-Aetolian army, led by Titus Quinctius Flamininus, and Antigonid Macedon, led by Philip V, during the Second Macedonian War. It was a decisive Roman victory and marked the end of the conflict.