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 several major defeats, they were able to continue the war for many years, until eventually all parties were nearing exhaustion. Philip II used the distraction of the other states to increase his power in central Greece, in the process becoming ruler of Thessaly. In the end, Philip's growing power, and the exhaustion of the other states, allowed him to impose a peaceful settlement of the war, marking a major step in the rise of Macedon to pre-eminence in Ancient Greece.
| 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 | 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 | tower | Frankish tower of Lilaia | fortified tower | Wikidata | |
| site | tower | Tower of Amfikleia | fortified tower | Wikidata | |