- Achaean League
- a political confederation of Achaean and other Greek cities, established in the late 3rd century B.C. and dissolved by the Romans in 146 B.C.
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Achaean League — a political confederation of Achaean and other Greek cities, established in the late 3rd century B.C. and dissolved by the Romans in 146 B.C. * * * 3rd century BC confederation of towns of Achaea, an area in the northern Peloponnese of ancient… … Universalium
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Achaean League — /əkiən ˈlig/ (say uhkeeuhn leeg) noun a political confederation of Achaean and other Greek cities, 281–146 BC …
Achaean — /euh kee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to Achaea or the Achaeans. 2. (in the Iliad) Greek. n. 3. an inhabitant of Achaea. 4. a Greek, esp. a member of the Achaean League. 5. a member of one of the four main divisions of prehistoric Greeks,… … Universalium
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Arcadian League — The Arcadian League was a federal league of city states in ancient Greece. It combined the various cities of Arcadia, in the Peloponnese, into a single state. The league was founded in 370 BC, taking advantage of the decreased power of Sparta,… … Wikipedia
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