Chares of Athens

Chares took command of Athenian mercenary forces operating in Asia Minor against the Persians. He achieved some successes but also engaged in plundering, which strained Athenian relations with the Persian Empire.

Chares led an Athenian force in the siege of Byzantium, which was allied with Philip II. The siege failed when Philip's relief force arrived, forcing Chares to withdraw. This failure contributed to the decline of Athenian power.

Chares commanded the Athenian contingent at the Battle of Chaeronea against Philip II of Macedon. The Athenian and Theban alliance was decisively defeated, ending Greek independence and establishing Macedonian hegemony over Greece.