Back to Ancient History Sourcebook | Ancient History Sourcebook: Diodorus Siculus (1st Cent BCE): The Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BCE In 338 B.C. the liberty of the old Greek city-states was blasted at Chaeronea in Boeotia by the victory of Philip of Macedon. This battle implied the passing of the Greek system of city-states and the substitution of large military monarchies. Library of History, ...