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For the English amateur fotball league, see Corinthian League (football).
Kingdom of Macedon after Philip's II death. The Corinthian League is shown in yellow.
The League of Corinth, also sometimes referred to as Hellenic League (original name: Hellenes - 'The Greeks') was a federation of Greek states created by Philip II of Macedon during the winter of 338 BC/337 BC after the Battle of Chaeronea, to facilitate his use of military forces in his war against Persia. The name 'League of Corinth' was coined by modern historians after the first council of the League in Corinth. It was the first time in history that all the Greek states (with the notable exception of Sparta) managed to became part of a single political entity.[1]
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Organization
The League was governed by the Hegemon (strategos autokrator in a military context),[2] the Synedrion (council) and the Dikastai (judges). Decrees of the league were issued in Corinth, Athens, Delphi, Olympia and Pydna.[3] The League maintained an army levied from member states in approximate proportion to their size, while Philip garrisoned phrourarchs in Corinth, Thebes, and Ambracia.
Treaty of the Common Peace
(A fragmentary inscription found in Athens)[4][5]
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