Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC)


 * For the later, and better-known battle fought here, see Battle of Cynoscephalae. 

At the Battle of Cynoscephalae (364 BC), the Theban forces of Pelopidas fought against the Thessalian troops of Alexander of Pherae in a drawn battle in which Pelopidas was killed. The next year, the Theban general Epaminondas avenged the defeat by a victory over Alexander.