Second Sacred War
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The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phocian control of Delphi | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek war
ⓘ
sacred war ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
Amphictyonic League
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic Amphictyonic League
|
| AthenianObjective | to restore Phocian control over Delphi ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athens
ⓘ
Delphi ⓘ Phocis ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | second of the major Sacred Wars involving Delphi ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Pericles
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian statesman Pericles
Spartan king Pleistoanax ⓘ |
| conflictOver |
political control of the Delphic Amphictyony
ⓘ
religious authority at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| conflictType | inter‑Greek conflict ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 448 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Sacred War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Second Sacred War
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Phocian control of Delphi
Spartan intervention to restore Delphic independence ⓘ dispute over control of the Delphic sanctuary ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Plutarch
ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ |
| impact | heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta before the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient Greece ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Delphi
ⓘ
Locris ⓘ Phocis ⓘ |
| militaryAction |
Athenian expedition to re‑install Phocian control
ⓘ
Spartan occupation of Delphi ⓘ |
| partOf | classical Greek interstate rivalries ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | contest between Sparta and Athens for influence in central Greece ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Sacred War ⓘ |
| primarySanctuary |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
|
| relatedTo |
First Sacred War
ⓘ
Third Sacred War ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | assertion of control over the oracle of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| result |
restoration of Phocian control over Delphi by Athens
ⓘ
reversal of Spartan settlement at Delphi ⓘ strengthening of Athenian influence in central Greece ⓘ |
| SpartanObjective | to separate Delphi from Phocian control ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 449 BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Phocian control of Delphi