Achaean League

American  

noun

1. a political confederation of Achaean and other Greek cities, established in the late 3rd century b.c. and dissolved by the Romans in 146 b.c.

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Achaean League British  

noun

1. a confederation of Achaean cities formed in the early third century _bc , which became a political and military force in Greece, directed particularly against Macedonian domination of the Peloponnesus

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Achaean League

When the Achaean League in the Peloponnese in Greece challenged Roman control of Greece and Macedon, Rome declared war and sacked Corinth, the League’s largest city, in 146 BCE.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Although the prototype existed in such early alliances as the Greek Achaean League, up until the 19th Century international policing flourished chiefly in the realm of ideas.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Romans, no longer needing the help of Greek troops, determined to break up the Achaean League.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

While our Civil War was still raging he began a 'History of Federal Government,' which was to extend from the Achaean League "to the disruption of the United States."

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various

The Achaei originally inhabited the neighborhood of Argos; when driven thence by the Heraclidae, they retired among the Ionians, expelled the natives, and seized their thirteen cities, forming the Achaean League.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)