Achaean League
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The Achaean League was a confederation of Greek city-states in the Hellenistic period that became a major political and military power in the Peloponnese before its defeat by Rome.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Achaean League canonical | 19 |
| Achaean League (revived league in Hellenistic period) | 1 |
| Achaean League in mainland Greece | 1 |
| earlier Achaean League of the Classical period | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic polity
ⓘ
ancient Greek federal state ⓘ confederation of city-states ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Macedon
ⓘ
Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| capital | Aigion ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Aetolian League
ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| currency | Achaean League coinage ⓘ |
| decisiveBattle |
Battle of Corinth (146 BCE)
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Corinth (146 BC)
|
| defeatedBy | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| dissolved | 146 BC ⓘ |
| endCause | Roman conquest of Greece ⓘ |
| executiveBody | federal magistrates ⓘ |
| expandedToInclude |
Argos
ⓘ
Corinth ⓘ Megalopolis ⓘ Megara ⓘ Sicyon ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| foundedBy | cities of Achaia ⓘ |
| governmentForm |
confederation
ⓘ
federal republic ⓘ |
| hasOffice |
demiourgos
ⓘ
grammateus ⓘ hipparch ⓘ strategos ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | monogram AX (Achaion) on coins ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| inception | circa 280 BC ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | model of federalism in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Achaean assembly ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Achaia
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Aratus of Sicyon
ⓘ
Hyperbatas ⓘ Lydiadas of Megalopolis ⓘ Philopoemen ⓘ Timoxenos ⓘ |
| originalMembers |
Dyme
ⓘ
Patrai ⓘ Pharai ⓘ Tritaea ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Achaean War
ⓘ
Cleomenean War ⓘ Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ Social War (220–217 BC) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic world
|
| politicalSystemFeature |
common foreign policy
ⓘ
common military command ⓘ federal assembly of citizen bodies ⓘ proportional representation of member cities ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Achaean League
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
earlier Achaean League of the Classical period
|
| reconstituted | circa 280 BC ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes | most of the Peloponnese at its height ⓘ |
| usesCalendar | Greek calendar ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Achaean League in mainland Greece
this entity surface form:
earlier Achaean League of the Classical period
this entity surface form:
Achaean League (revived league in Hellenistic period)
subject surface form:
Elis