Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun battle_of_philippi

1 sense of battle of philippi

Sense 1
Philippi, battle of Philippi -- (Octavian and Mark Antony defeated Brutus and Cassius in 42 BC)
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)