Amphictyonic

Amphictyonic League
... of Greek history, an amphictyony (Greek ἀμφικτυονία), a "league of neighbors", or Amphictyonic League was an ancient association of Greek tribes formed in the dim past, before the rise of the ... that belonged And there was also a kind of Amphictyonic League connected with this temple, a league of seven cities which shared in the sacrifice they were ...

Third Sacred War - Settlement of The Sacred War - Peace Settlement
... Corsiae), and then declared that the fate of Phocis would not be decided by him, but by the Amphictyonic Council ... return for ending the war, Macedon was made a member of the Amphictyonic council, and given the two votes which had been stripped from Phocis ... However, they were not as harsh as some of the Amphictyonic members had suggested the Oeteans had demanded that the traditional punishment for temple robbers of being pushed ...

Demosthenes - Career - Confrontation With Philip II - Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)
... and most effective bid to conquer southern Greece, assisted by Aeschines' stance in the Amphictyonic Council ... named Cottyphus, proposed the convocation of an Amphictyonic Congress to inflict a harsh punishment upon the Locrians ... against the Locrians, the summer session of the Amphictyonic Council gave command of the league's forces to Philip and asked him to lead a second excursion ...

Amphictyonic League - The Delphic Amphictyony
... least obscure and longest-lasting amphictyony was the Delphic or Great Amphictyonic League that was organized to support the greater temples of Apollo and Demeter ... The Amphictyonic League also set the rules of battle as to protect sanctuaries and/or impose sentences on those who molested sanctuaries ... Based on legend, the Great Amphictyonic League was founded somewhat after the Trojan War, for the protection and administration of the temple of Apollo in Delphi and temple of Demeter in Anthele ...

Battle Of Crocus Field - Background
... to pay a fine imposed on them in 357 BC by the Amphictyonic League, a pan-Greek religious organisation which governed the most sacred site in Ancient Greece, the Temple of Apollo at Delphi ... asserted the ancient claim of Phocis to the presidency of the Amphictyonic League, intending to annul the judgment against themselves ... In winter 356/355 BC, a "sacred war" was declared against the Phocians by the Amphictyonic council, with the Thebans being the major protagonists ...