Phocian League
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Phocian League canonical | 8 |
| 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
ⓘ
Delphi ⓘ Elateia ⓘ Hyampolis ⓘ Tithorea ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
4th century BC
ⓘ
5th century BC ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
Phocis ⓘ Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| memberOf |
Amphictyonic League
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phocian League Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
league of Phocian cities