Second Sacred War
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The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Sacred War canonical | 6 |
| Phocian control of Delphi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Second Sacred War Context triple: [Delphi, involvedIn, Second Sacred War]
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First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
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Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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battle of Grammos–Vitsi
The Battle of Grammos–Vitsi was the decisive 1949 military campaign in northern Greece that crushed the communist Democratic Army and effectively ended the Greek Civil War.
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Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium was the decisive 31 BC naval confrontation in which Octavian defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, paving the way for his sole rule and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Sacred War Target entity description: The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
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A.
First Sacred War
The First Sacred War was an early 6th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which a coalition of Greek states fought to liberate and secure control of the sacred sanctuary at Delphi from the city of Crisa and its allies.
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B.
Peloponnesian War
The Peloponnesian War was a protracted 5th-century BCE conflict between Athens and Sparta (and their respective allies) that reshaped the balance of power in ancient Greece and ultimately led to the downfall of Athenian dominance.
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C.
battle of Grammos–Vitsi
The Battle of Grammos–Vitsi was the decisive 1949 military campaign in northern Greece that crushed the communist Democratic Army and effectively ended the Greek Civil War.
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Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three major conflicts between ancient Rome and Carthage that ultimately led to Roman dominance over the western Mediterranean.
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Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium was the decisive 31 BC naval confrontation in which Octavian defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, paving the way for his sole rule and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek war
ⓘ
sacred war ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Athens
ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution |
Amphictyonic League
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic Amphictyonic League
|
| AthenianObjective | to restore Phocian control over Delphi ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Athens
ⓘ
Delphi ⓘ Phocis ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | second of the major Sacred Wars involving Delphi ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Pericles
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surface form:
Athenian statesman Pericles
Spartan king Pleistoanax ⓘ |
| conflictOver |
political control of the Delphic Amphictyony
ⓘ
religious authority at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| conflictType | inter‑Greek conflict ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 448 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| followedBy | Third Sacred War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Second Sacred War
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Phocian control of Delphi
Spartan intervention to restore Delphic independence ⓘ dispute over control of the Delphic sanctuary ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Plutarch
ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ |
| impact | heightened tensions between Athens and Sparta before the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient Greece ⓘ |
| mainTheater |
Delphi
ⓘ
Locris ⓘ Phocis ⓘ |
| militaryAction |
Athenian expedition to re‑install Phocian control
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Spartan occupation of Delphi ⓘ |
| partOf | classical Greek interstate rivalries ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | contest between Sparta and Athens for influence in central Greece ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Sacred War ⓘ |
| primarySanctuary |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
|
| relatedTo |
First Sacred War
ⓘ
Third Sacred War ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | assertion of control over the oracle of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| result |
restoration of Phocian control over Delphi by Athens
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reversal of Spartan settlement at Delphi ⓘ strengthening of Athenian influence in central Greece ⓘ |
| SpartanObjective | to separate Delphi from Phocian control ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 449 BCE ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Sacred War Description of subject: The Second Sacred War was a 4th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece centered on control of the Delphic sanctuary and its political influence within the Greek world.
Referenced by (7)
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