First Sacred War

The First Sacred War, or Cirraean War, was fought between the Amphictyonic League of Delphi and the city of Kirrha. At the beginning of the 6th century BC, the Pylaeo-Delphic Amphictyony, controlled by the Thessalians, attempted to take hold of the Sacred Land of Apollo, resulting in this war. The conflict arose due to Kirrha's frequent robbery and mistreatment of pilgrims going to Delphi and their encroachments upon Delphic land. The war, which culminated with the defeat and destruction of Kirrha, is notable for the use of chemical warfare at the Siege of Kirrha, in the form of hellebore being used to poison the city's water supply. The war's end was marked by the organization of the first Pythian Games.

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1821 Battle of Gravia Inn

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1822 Battle of Dadi

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1827 Battle of Distomo

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1827 Battle of Itea

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1943 Battle of Arachov

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1319	Duchy of Neopatria		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	278	Battle of Delphi	battle, Gauls, Neoptolemus, Brennus, Phocis, Phylacus, Acichorius, Hyperochus, Aleximachus of Phocis	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	873	Battle of the Gulf of Corinth	Byzantine Empire, Emirate of Crete, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1821	Battle of Gravia Inn	Ottoman Empire, battle, military victories against the odds	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1822	Battle of Dadi	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1826	Battle of Arachova	Ottoman Empire, battle, First Hellenic Republic	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1827	Battle of Distomo	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1827	Battle of Itea	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Arachov	battle, Wehrmacht, Greek People's Liberation Army	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Karoutes	battle	Wikidata
event	war	355	Third Sacred War	war, Sparta, Macedonia, Thessaly, Doris, Boeotia, Pherae, Classical Athens, Phocis, Delphic amphictyony, Thebes, Locris	Wikidata
event	war	594	First Sacred War	war, Sicyon, Delphic amphictyony, Cirrha	Wikidata
event	war	1684	Morean War	war, Republic of Venice, Ottoman Empire, Montenegrins, Papal States, Knights Hospitaller, Duchy of Savoy, Order of Saint Stephen	Wikidata
site	fort		Aiolidai	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Sigditsa Fort	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Châteaurenault	shipwreck, ship	Wikidata
site	tower		Frankish tower of Lilaia	fortified tower	Wikidata
site	tower		Tower of Amfikleia	fortified tower	Wikidata