Achaean League

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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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Words nearby Achaean League

acey-deucy, ACGI, ach, Achaea, Achaean, Achaean League, Achaemenes, Achaemenian, Achaemenid, A chain, achalasia

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Achaean League

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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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