Amphictyonic League

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ancient Greek political association ancient Greek religious association interstate league

The Amphictyonic League was an ancient Greek religious and political association of tribes centered around major sanctuaries, most notably Delphi, which coordinated shared worship and mediated disputes among its member states.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Amphictyonic League canonical 19
Delphic Amphictyony 13
Amphictyonic Council 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek political association ⓘ
ancient Greek religious association ⓘ
interstate league ⓘ
associatedDeity Apollo ⓘ
associatedSite Oracle of Apollo ⓘ
surface form: Delphic Oracle
country Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Greece
dissolution Hellenistic period (approximate) ⓘ
governingBody Amphictyonic League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Amphictyonic Council
hasMember Greeks ⓘ
surface form: Achaeans

Aenianes ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Boeotians ⓘ
Delphi ⓘ
Dolopes ⓘ
Dorians ⓘ
Greeks ⓘ
surface form: Ionians

Locrians ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
Magnetes ⓘ
Malians ⓘ
Perrhaebians ⓘ
Phocis ⓘ
surface form: Phocians

Sparta ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ
surface form: Thessalians
hasPart Council of delegates from member tribes ⓘ
historicalPeriod Archaic Greece ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
influenced development of panhellenic institutions ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
legalBasis oath of member tribes to protect common sanctuaries ⓘ
mainSanctuary Delphi ⓘ
Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ
surface form: Thermopylae
namedAfter Amphictyon ⓘ
notableEvent First Sacred War ⓘ
Fourth Sacred War ⓘ
Second Sacred War ⓘ
Third Sacred War ⓘ
politicalRole forum for interstate diplomacy in central Greece ⓘ
power declare sacred wars ⓘ
impose fines on member states ⓘ
purpose coordinate shared worship at major sanctuaries ⓘ
mediate disputes among member states ⓘ
protect the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
territorialFocus central Greece ⓘ
typeOfSanction religious sanctions against violators of sacred law ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delphi → controlledBy → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Second Sacred War → associatedInstitution → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyonic League
Oracle of Apollo → controlledBy → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
subject surface form: Oracle of Apollo at Delphi
Fourth Sacred War → belligerent → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Pythian Games → governingBody → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Amphictyonic League → governingBody → Amphictyonic League self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphictyonic Council
First Sacred War → belligerent → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
First Sacred War → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Third Sacred War → hasParticipant → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Temple of Apollo → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Temple of Apollo → patronOfReconstruction → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
subject surface form: Temple of Apollo at Delphi
Phocis → partOf → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Pythia → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Magnetes → memberOf → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Magnetes → participatedIn → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Amphictyon → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Amphictyon → eponym → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Panhellenic cult of Apollo → linkedToPoliticalBody → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphictyonic League at Delphi
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
city of Amphissa → conflictWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
subject surface form: Amphissa
Cleisthenes of Sicyon → alliedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Phocian League → memberOf → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphictyonic League (at times contested)
Locrians → participatedIn → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) → relatedTo → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Aenianes → participatedIn → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Battle of Neon → relatedTo → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Crisa → relatedTo → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Lilaea → belongsTo → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic amphictyony (regionally)
Ambrysus → partOf → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic amphictyony
Sacred Wars → involvedEntity → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Sacred Wars → relatedTo → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphictyonic Council
Classical Greek agora of Delphi → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Thessalians → participatedIn → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Thessalians → politicalInfluence → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphi Amphictyonic Council
Phocians → memberOf → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Calauria (Poros) → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
subject surface form: Calauria
this entity surface form: Amphictyony of Calauria
Temple of Apollo at Delphi → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Temple of Apollo at Delphi → governingBody → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Aetolian League → participatedIn → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amphictyonic Council at Delphi
Anthela → associatedWith → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Anthela → associatedInstitution → Amphictyonic League ⓘ
this entity surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
Anthela → sacredTo → Amphictyonic League ⓘ