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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Example Sentences

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

The Achaean League was in the Peloponnese and the Aetolian League in central Greece.

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 Fisher, George Park

To Aratus is due the credit of having made the Achaean League an effective instrument against tyrants and foreign enemies.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various