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Achaean Federation
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The Achaean Federation was a governmental unit of ancient Greece that flourished from 281 to 146 BC, ending effectively with the sack of Corinth. This alliance can be considered a late phase or culmination of the Achaean League which was a looser alliance of the founding city-states extending back to the 5th century BC. An inscription from ancient Orchomenus dating to 234-224 BC states that members of the Achaean Federation must invoke Zeus and Athena. Besides many city-states on the Mainland joining the Achaean Federation, certain Mediterranean island city-states also became part of the federation. For example, Kydonia on Crete became a part of the Achaean Federation in 219 BC. Line notes |
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