State

Achaean League

Hellenistic-era confederation of Greek city states

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280–146 BCE
Founded
280 BCE
Ended
146 BCE
Capital
Aigio
Government
republic
Religion
Ancient Greek religion
Succeeded by
Achaea

Overview

The Achaean League (Ancient Greek: Κοινὸν τῶν Ἀχαιῶν, romanized: Koinon ton Akhaion, lit. 'League of Achaeans') was a Hellenistic-era confederation of Greek city-states on the northern and central Peloponnese. The league was named after the region of Achaea in the northwestern Peloponnese, which formed its original core. The first league was formed in the fifth century BC. Although the first Achaean League is much less well documented than its later revival, it maintained a recognizable federal structure through the early Hellenistic period, but later fell into a period of dormancy under growing Macedonian influence. The more famous second Achaean League was established in 280 BC. It allied with Antigonid Macedon at the Cleomenean War, Social War and First Macedonian War against the Aetolian League and Sparta. Its most successful leader was Philopoemen who forced Sparta to join the League. The league allied with the Roman Republic during the Second Macedonian War and the Aetolian War.

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Records (19)

  1. 239–229 BCE — Demetrius WarWar
  2. 229–222 BCE — Cleomenean WarWar
  3. 229 BCE — Battle of PaxosNaval battle
  4. 227 BCE — Battle of Mount LyceumBattle · Sparta ▸ Achaea
  5. 221–219 BCE — War against LyctusWar
  6. 220–217 BCE — Social War of 220-217 BCEWar
  7. 214–205 BCE — First Macedonian WarWar
  8. 207 BCE — Battle of MantineaBattle
  9. 195 BCE — War against NabisWar
  10. 195 BCE — Battle of GythiumBattle
  11. 195 BCE — Battle of ArgosBattle · Rome, Pergamon, Rhodes ▸ Sparta, Argos
  12. 192–188 BCE — Roman–Seleucid WarWar
  13. 192 BCE — Battle of Mount BarbostheneBattle · Achea ▸ Sparta
  14. 191–189 BCE — Aetolian WarWar
  15. 171–168 BCE — Third Macedonian WarWar
  16. 146 BCE — Battle of CorinthBattle
  17. 146 BCE — Achaean WarWar
  18. 146 BCE — Battle of ScarpheiaBattle
  19. 146 BCE — Battle of Corinth, GreeceBattle · Rome ▸ Achean League

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