Third Sacred War
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title:
Third Sacred War
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The Third Sacred War was fought between the forces of the Delphic Amphictyonic League, principally represented by Thebes, and latterly by Philip II of Macedon, and the Phocians. The war was caused by a large fine imposed in 357 BC on the Phocians by the Amphictyonic League, for the offense of cultivating sacred land; refusing to pay, the Phocians instead seized the Temple of Apollo in Delphi, and used the accumulated treasures to fund large mercenary armies. Thus, although the Phocians suffered
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War between the Amphictyonic League and the Phocians
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Sacred_War
date created:
2007-03-01T15:46:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:55:28Z
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