Polity Thessalian League

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Was a loose confederacy of poleis in ancient Thessaly.

Establishment

  • January 373 BC: By 374 BC, the Pherae and the Aleuadae communities united with the agricultural population of Thessaly to form the Thessalian League.

Chronology

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1. Creation of the Thessalian League

Creation of the Thessalian League (a league of ancient Greece).

  • January 373 BC: By 374 BC, the Pherae and the Aleuadae communities united with the agricultural population of Thessaly to form the Thessalian League.

2. Wars of the Rise of Macedon

Expansion of Macedonia under King Philip II.

2.1. 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.

  • January 351 BC: After the Battle of the Crocus Fields, the Thessalians appointed Philip of Macedon as a protector of Thessaly.

Disestablishment

  • January 351 BC: After the Battle of the Crocus Fields, the Thessalians appointed Philip of Macedon as a protector of Thessaly.

Selected Sources

  • Gabriel, R.A. (2010). Philip II of Macedonia: Greater Than Alexander, Washington, D.C. (USA), pp. 13, 199.