Calaurian Amphictyony
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The Calaurian Amphictyony was an association of neighboring states in ancient Greece, centered around the Saronic Gulf. These leagues were primarily religious in nature, formed around a shared religious center. The Calaurian Amphictyony was one of several such leagues, with the most prominent being the Delphic Amphictyony, associated with the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. These associations sent deputies to a council that managed the affairs of the shrines and their properties. While religious, they also held political influence, with oaths forbidding the destruction of member cities or the cutting off of water supplies, and the power to declare a sacred war against offenders.1
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amphictyony…in the Archaic period, the Calaurian (composed of states around the Saronic Gulf).
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ancient Greek civilizationThe beginnings of the polis…Archaic league was the “Calaurian Amphictyony” (an amphictyony was a religious league of “dwellers round about”). Calauria, the small island now called Póros, was not a place of any consequence in itself, but the league’s seven members included Athens and Aegina, two major Greek poleis. The most famous and…
Read More…Archaic league was the “Calaurian Amphictyony” (an amphictyony was a religious league of “dwellers round about”). Calauria, the small island now called Póros, was not a place of any consequence in itself, but the league’s seven members included Athens and Aegina, two major Greek poleis. The most famous and…
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