The Achaean League was a confederation of Greek city-states in the northern Peloponnese. An earlier league had existed in the classical period, but it was re-established in the third century BCE, when cities such as Patras and Dyme joined together to resist Macedonian rule. It grew under the leadership of Aratus of Sicyon, who brought in Sicyon and Corinth, and later Philopoemen, and it came to include most of the Peloponnese. The league had a federal system with a common assembly and elected officials. It came into conflict with Sparta and with Rome, and after its defeat in the Achaean War, Rome destroyed Corinth and dissolved the league.
Before and after
- 284 BCEColossus of Rhodes
- 283 BCEDeath of Chanakya
- from 282 BCE to 133 BCEAttalid dynasty
- from 281 BCE to 62 CEKingdom of Pontus
- from 280 BCE to 146 BCEFounding of Achaean League
- from 280 BCE to 275 BCEPyrrhic War
- from 279 BCE to 1480Construction of Lighthouse of Alexandria
- 276 BCEBirth of Eratosthenes
- from 274 BCE to 168 BCESyrian Wars
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- 167 BCERise of Maccabees
- 2nd centuryRise of Montanism
The era
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