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.

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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

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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.

Third Sacred War opponent Phocian League
Phocis governance Phocian League
this entity surface form: league of Phocian cities
Theban-led coalition primaryOpponent Phocian League
Phayllus alliance Phocian League
Battle of Crocus Field combatant Phocian League
Phocians politicalOrganization Phocian League
Hyampolis partOf Phocian League
Neon partOf Phocian League
subject surface form: Neon (ancient town)