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First Sacred War, the Glossary

The First Sacred War, or Cirraean War, was fought between the Amphictyonic League of Delphi and the city of Kirrha.^[1]

29 relations: Amphictyonic league, Ancient Greece, Antikyra, Asclepiad (title), Chemical warfare, Cirrha, Cleisthenes of Sicyon, Delphi, Diarrhea, Frontinus, Hellebore, Hippocrates, Hippocratic Oath, Pausanias (geographer), Pilgrim, Pleistos, Poison, Polyaenus, Population, Pythian Games, Robbery, Second Sacred War, Sicyon, Solon, Spring (hydrology), Thessalus (physician), Third Sacred War, Tyrant, Well poisoning.
6th century BC in Greece
6th-century BC conflicts
Delphic amphictyony
Iron Age Greece
Wars involving ancient Greece

Amphictyonic league

In Archaic Greece, an amphictyony (ἀμφικτυονία, a "league of neighbors"), or Amphictyonic League, was an ancient religious association of tribes formed before the rise of the Greek polis. First Sacred War and Amphictyonic league are Delphic amphictyony and Iron Age Greece.

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Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.

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Antikyra

Antikyra or Anticyra (Αντίκυρα) is a port on the west coast of the Gulf of Antikyra named after it.

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Asclepiad (title)

Asclepiad (Greek: Ἀσκληπιάδης, pl.: Ἀσκληπιάδαι) was a title borne by many Ancient Greek medical doctors, notably Hippocrates of Kos.

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Chemical warfare

Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons.

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Cirrha

Cirrha or Kirra (Κίρρα) was a town in ancient Phocis on the coast, which served as the harbour of Delphi.

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Cleisthenes of Sicyon

Cleisthenes (Κλεισθένης) was the tyrant of Sicyon from c. 600–560 BC, who aided in the First Sacred War against Kirrha that destroyed that city in 595 BC.

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Delphi

Delphi, in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct and the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world.

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Diarrhea

Diarrhea (American English), also spelled diarrhoea or diarrhœa (British English), is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements in a day.

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Frontinus

Sextus Julius Frontinus (c. 40 – 103 AD) was a prominent Roman civil engineer, author, soldier and senator of the late 1st century AD.

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Hellebore

Commonly known as hellebores, the Eurasian genus Helleborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae, within which it gave its name to the tribe of Helleboreae.

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Hippocrates

Hippocrates of Kos (Hippokrátēs ho Kôios), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.

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Hippocratic Oath

The Hippocratic Oath is an oath of ethics historically taken by physicians.

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Pausanias (geographer)

Pausanias (Παυσανίας) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD.

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Pilgrim

A pilgrim (from the Latin peregrinus) is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on a journey to a holy place.

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Pleistos

The Pleistos (Πλείστος, Πλεῖστος, Pleistus) is a river in central Greece.

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Poison

A poison is any chemical substance that is harmful or lethal to living organisms.

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Polyaenus

Polyaenus or Polyenus (see ae (æ) vs. e; Polyainos, "much-praised") was a 2nd-century CE Greek author, known best for his Stratagems in War (Strategemata), which has been preserved.

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Population

Population is the term typically used to refer to the number of people in a single area.

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Pythian Games

The Pythian Games (Ta Pythia) were one of the four Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece.

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Robbery

Robbery (from Old French rober ("to steal, ransack, etc."), from Proto-West Germanic *rauba ("booty")) is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear.

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Second Sacred War

The Second Sacred War was the Spartan defeat of the Phocians at Delphi and the restoration of Delphian self-government. First Sacred War and Second Sacred War are Delphic amphictyony.

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Sicyon

Sicyon (Σικυών; gen.: Σικυῶνος) or Sikyōn was an ancient Greek city state situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea on the territory of the present-day regional unit of Corinthia.

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Solon

Solon (Σόλων; BC) was an archaic Athenian statesman, lawmaker, political philosopher, and poet.

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Spring (hydrology)

A spring is a natural exit point at which groundwater emerges from the aquifer and flows onto the top of the Earth's crust (pedosphere) to become surface water.

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Thessalus (physician)

Thessalus (Θεσσαλός), a physician from ancient Greece, and the son of Hippocrates, the famous physician.

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Third Sacred War

The Third Sacred War (356–346 BC) was fought between the forces of the Delphic Amphictyonic League, principally represented by Thebes, and latterly by Philip II of Macedon, and the Phocians. First Sacred War and Third Sacred War are Delphic amphictyony and wars involving ancient Greece.

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Tyrant

A tyrant, in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty.

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Well poisoning

Well poisoning is the act of malicious manipulation of potable water resources in order to cause illness or death, or to deny an opponent access to fresh water resources.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Sacred_War

Also known as Siege of Cirrha, Siege of Kirrha, War of Cirrha.