Amphictyonic League
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The Amphictyonic League was an ancient Greek religious and political association of tribes centered around major sanctuaries, most notably Delphi, which coordinated shared worship and mediated disputes among its member states.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Amphictyonic League Context triple: [Delphi, controlledBy, Amphictyonic League]
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Magna Graecia
Magna Graecia refers to the coastal areas of southern Italy and Sicily that were extensively colonized by ancient Greek settlers and became a major center of Hellenic culture in the Western Mediterranean.
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Hellenic American Union
The Hellenic American Union is a cultural and educational organization that promotes Greek-American relations through language instruction, arts, and academic programs.
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Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of Greece, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Greek people.
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Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Amphictyonic League Target entity description: The Amphictyonic League was an ancient Greek religious and political association of tribes centered around major sanctuaries, most notably Delphi, which coordinated shared worship and mediated disputes among its member states.
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A.
Magna Graecia
Magna Graecia refers to the coastal areas of southern Italy and Sicily that were extensively colonized by ancient Greek settlers and became a major center of Hellenic culture in the Western Mediterranean.
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B.
Hellenic American Union
The Hellenic American Union is a cultural and educational organization that promotes Greek-American relations through language instruction, arts, and academic programs.
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C.
Athenian army
The Athenian army was the land-based military force of ancient Athens, composed largely of citizen-soldiers who defended the city-state and fought in its numerous wars across classical Greece.
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D.
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of Greece, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Greek people.
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E.
Grand Alliance
The Grand Alliance was a major European coalition formed in the late 17th century to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek political association
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ancient Greek religious association ⓘ interstate league ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| associatedSite |
Oracle of Apollo
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic Oracle
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| country |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| dissolution | Hellenistic period (approximate) ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Amphictyonic League
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Amphictyonic Council
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| hasMember |
Greeks
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaeans
Aenianes ⓘ Athens ⓘ Boeotians ⓘ Delphi ⓘ Dolopes ⓘ Dorians ⓘ Greeks ⓘ
surface form:
Ionians
Locrians ⓘ Macedon ⓘ Magnetes ⓘ Malians ⓘ Perrhaebians ⓘ Phocis ⓘ
surface form:
Phocians
Sparta ⓘ Thebes ⓘ Thessaly ⓘ
surface form:
Thessalians
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| hasPart | Council of delegates from member tribes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| influenced | development of panhellenic institutions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalBasis | oath of member tribes to protect common sanctuaries ⓘ |
| mainSanctuary |
Delphi
ⓘ
Battle of Thermopylae ⓘ
surface form:
Thermopylae
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| namedAfter | Amphictyon ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
First Sacred War
ⓘ
Fourth Sacred War ⓘ Second Sacred War ⓘ Third Sacred War ⓘ |
| politicalRole | forum for interstate diplomacy in central Greece ⓘ |
| power |
declare sacred wars
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impose fines on member states ⓘ |
| purpose |
coordinate shared worship at major sanctuaries
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mediate disputes among member states ⓘ protect the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| territorialFocus | central Greece ⓘ |
| typeOfSanction | religious sanctions against violators of sacred law ⓘ |
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Subject: Amphictyonic League Description of subject: The Amphictyonic League was an ancient Greek religious and political association of tribes centered around major sanctuaries, most notably Delphi, which coordinated shared worship and mediated disputes among its member states.
Referenced by (42)
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