Phocian League

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ancient Greek confederation political organization regional league

The Phocian League was an ancient Greek confederation of cities in the region of Phocis, notable for its central role in the Sacred Wars against other Greek states.

Aliases (1)

league of Phocian cities ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek confederation → political organization → regional league →
alliedWith	Athens → Sparta →
causeOfConflict	control of the Delphic Amphictyony → sacrilege accusations at Delphi →
conflict	First Sacred War → Second Sacred War → Third Sacred War →
consequence	dismantling of Phocian fortifications → dispersal of Phocian population into villages → loss of Amphictyonic votes →
country	Phocis →
currencyUsed	Phocian coinage →
ethnicGroup	Phocians →
governanceType	federal league of cities →
hasCapital	Elateia →
hasImportantCity	Abai NERFINISHED → Delphi → Elateia → Hyampolis → Tithorea →
historicalEra	4th century BC → 5th century BC →
languageUsed	Ancient Greek →
locatedIn	Central Greece → Phocis → ancient Greece →
memberOf	Amphictyonic League (at times contested) →
militaryFeature	citizen hoplite army →
namedAfter	Phocis →
notableFor	conflict over control of Delphi → role in the Sacred Wars →
opponent	Boeotian League → Macedon under Philip II → Thebes → Thessaly NERFINISHED →
outcomeOfThirdSacredWar	defeat by Philip II of Macedon →
partOf	Greek world →
politicalStructure	council of member cities →
regionType	mountainous interior of central Greece →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
strategicImportance	control of routes between northern and southern Greece →
territoryIncludes	Delphi region → valley of the Cephissus River →
timePeriod	Archaic Greece → Classical Greece →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Phocis ("league of Phocian cities") →	governance
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) →	hasParticipant
Third Sacred War →	opponent
Theban-led coalition →	primaryOpponent