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The 'Achaean League' was a confederation of Greek city states in Achaea, a territory on the northern coast of the Peloponnese. An initial confederation existed during the 5th through the 4th century BC.
The Achaean League was reformed early in the 3rd century BC, and soon expanded beyond its Achaean heartland. It was first joined by the city of Sicyon, which provided it with its first great leader, Aratus of Sicyon. The League soon grew to control much of the Peloponnesus, considerably weakening the Macedonian hold on the area, but soon it ran into difficulties with the revived Sparta of Cleomenes III. Aratus was forced to call in the aid of the Macedonian King, Antigonus Doson, to defeat Cleomenes, and Antigonus re-established Macedonian control over much of the region.
After Aratus's death, however, the League was able to reap much of the benefits of Macedon's defeat by Rome in 197 BC. Under the leadership of Philopoemen, the League was able to finally defeat a heavily weakened Sparta and take control of the entire Peloponnesus.
The League's dominance was not to last long, however. During the Third Macedonian War (171-168 BC), the League flirted with the idea of an alliance with Perseus, and the Romans punished it by taking several hostages to ensure good behavior, including Polybius, the Hellenistic historian who wrote about the rise of the Roman Empire. In 146 BC, the league erupted into open revolt against Roman domination. The Romans under Lucius Mummius defeated the Achaeans, razed Corinth and dissolved the league. Lucius Mummius received the cognomen ''Achaicus'' ("conqueror of Achaea") for his role.

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Members of the Achaean League

List of Generals (Strategoi) of the Achaean League

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Members of the Achaean League

★ Dyme

★ Patrae

★ Aegium

★ Aegira

★ Pellene

★ Ceryneia

★ Sicyon

★ Corinth

★ Megara

★ Epidaurus

★ Alea

★ Heraea

★ Megalopolis

★ Pheneus

★ Stymphalus

★ Thelpusa

★ Cleone

★ Hermione

★ Argos

★ Caphyae

★ Mantineia

★ Antigoneia

★ Tegea

★ Pagae

★ Phigaleia

★ Alipheira

★ Asea

★ Dipaea

★ Elisphasii

★ Gortys

★ Pallantium

★ Theisoa

★ Callista

★ Lacedamon

★ Elis

★ Messene

★ Corone

★ Tenea

★ Cleitor

★ Lusi

★ Methydrium

★ Teuthis

★ Hypana

★ Asine

★ Sparta

List of Generals (Strategoi) of the Achaean League

★ Margos 256 - 255 BC

★ Aratos of Sicyon 245 - 244 BC

★ Dioedas 244 - 243 BC

★ Aratus of Sicyon 243 - 242 BC

★ Aegialeas 242 - 241 BC

★ Aratus of Sicyon 241 - 234 BC

★ Lydiadas of Megalopolis 234 - 233 BC

★ Aratus of Sicyon 233 - 232 BC

★ Lydiadas of Megalopolis 232 - 231 BC

★ Aratus of Sicyon 231 - 230 BC

★ Lydiadas of Megalopolis 230 - 229 BC

★ Aristomachos of Argos 228 - 227 BC

★ Aratus of Sicyon 227 - 226 BC

★ Hyperuatas 226 - 225 BC

★ Timoxenos 226 - 225 BC

★ Aratus of Sicyon 225 - 218 BC

★ Epiratos 218 - 217 BC

★ Aratus of Sicyon 217 - 213 BC

★ Cycliadas 210 - 209 BC

★ Philopoemen of Megalopolis 209 - 208 BC

★ Cycliadas 200 - 199 BC

★ Aristaenos of Megalopolis 199 - 198 BC

★ Nicostratos 198 - 197 BC

★ Aristaenos of Megalopolis 195 - 194 BC

★ Philopoemen of Megalopolis 193 - 192 BC

★ Diophanes 192 - 191 BC

★ Philopoemen of Megalopolis 191 - 186 BC

★ Aristaenos of Megalopolis 186 - 185 BC

★ Lycortas of Megalopolis 185 - 184 BC

★ Archon 184 - 182 BC

★ Philopoemen of Megalopolis 183 - 182 BC

★ Lycortas of Megalopolis 182 - 181 BC

★ Calicrates 180 - 179 BC

★ Xenarchos 175 - 174 BC

★ Archon 172 - 169 BC

★ Menalkidas of Sparta 151 - 150 BC

★ Diaeos of Megalopolis 150 - 149 BC

★ Damocritus 149 - 148 BC

★ Diaeos of Megalopolis 148 - 146 BC

★ Critolaos of Megalopolis 147 - 146 BC

External links

★ Hannibal and the Punic Wars

★ Encyclopedia Britannica, 1911

★ Leaders of Achaea

★ Columbia Encyclopedia entry