Achaean Federation

Achaean Federation

The Achaean Federation was a governmental unit of ancient Greece that flourished from 281 to 246 BC, ending effectively with the sack of Corinth. [Poley, 1913] 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. [Hansen, 2004]

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. [Hogan, 2008]

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References

* Mogens Herman Hansen and Thomas Heine Nielsen, "An Inventory of Archaic and Classical Poleis", Københavns universitet Polis centret, Danish National Research Foundation, 2004, Oxford University Press, 1396 pages ISBN:0198140991
* C. Michael Hogan, "Cydonia", The Modern Antiquarian, Jan. 23, 2008 [http://letmespeaktothedriver.com/site/10881/cydonia.html#fieldnotes]
* Arthur Pierre Poley, "The Federal Systems of the United States and the British Empire", 1913, Pitman, 453 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=Pd49AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22Achaian+Federation%22&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0]


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