Achaean League

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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 Achaean League was at first made up of ten Achaean cities.

From Outline of Universal History by George Park Fisher

The Achaean League was likewise highly organized; joint action was strictly limited, and the individual cities had sovereign power over internal affairs.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Corinth, delivered by Aratus from the yoke of Macedon, joins the Achaean League; other states follow the example.

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

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