battle_of_philippi (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *battle of Philippi*:
NOUN	act	battle of Philippi, Philippi	Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC

English > *battle of Philippi*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC.
Synonym	Philippi
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Region	Macedonia	landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula
Spanish	batalla de Filipos, Filipos
Catalan	Batalla de Filipos, Philippi

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