Third Sacred War

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The Third Sacred War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (356–346 BCE) sparked by disputes over control of the Delphic sanctuary, drawing in many Greek city-states and reshaping the balance of power in the region.

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Generate an image of the Third Sacred War (The Third Sacred War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (356–346 BCE) sparked by disputes over control of the Delphic sanctuary, drawing in many Greek city-states and reshaping the balance of power in the region.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek war ⓘ
sacred war ⓘ
aftermath contributed to conditions leading to the Battle of Chaeronea (338 BCE) ⓘ
paved the way for Philip II’s dominance in Greece ⓘ
chronologicalOrder third of the Sacred Wars fought over Delphi ⓘ
commander Onomarchus ⓘ
Pammenes of Thebes ⓘ
Phayllus ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ
Philomelus ⓘ
conflictIn Classical Greece ⓘ
economicAspect Phocians seized Delphic treasures to fund mercenaries ⓘ
endTime 346 BCE ⓘ
hasParticipant Amphictyonic League ⓘ
Athens ⓘ
Boeotians ⓘ
Locrians ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
Phocians ⓘ
linked to: Phocis

Sparta ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ
location Boeotia ⓘ
Delphi ⓘ
Locris ⓘ
Phocis ⓘ
Thessaly ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ
mainCause dispute over control of the Delphic sanctuary ⓘ
fine imposed on Phocis by the Amphictyonic League ⓘ
opponent Macedon under Philip II ⓘ
linked to: Macedon

Phocian League ⓘ
Theban-led coalition ⓘ
politicalSignificance reshaped the balance of power among Greek city-states ⓘ
religiousAspect centered on control of the Delphic Oracle ⓘ
sanctity of Apollo’s sanctuary used as justification for war ⓘ
result Macedon admitted to the Amphictyonic Council ⓘ
Phocian cities dismantled ⓘ
Phocians disarmed and dispersed into villages ⓘ
Phocis expelled from the Amphictyonic League ⓘ
decisive victory for Philip II of Macedon and his allies ⓘ
decline of Theban power ⓘ
defeat of Phocis ⓘ
increase of Macedonian influence in Greek affairs ⓘ
weakening of many central Greek city-states ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Chaeronea (352 BCE) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Chaeronea

Battle of Crocus Field ⓘ
Battle of Neon ⓘ
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) ⓘ
startTime 356 BCE ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delphi → involvedIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Second Sacred War → relatedTo → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Second Sacred War → followedBy → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Fourth Sacred War → relatedTo → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Amphictyonic League → notableEvent → Third Sacred War ⓘ
First Sacred War → relatedEvent → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Phocis → participatedIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Battle of Chaeronea → precededBy → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Phocian League → conflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) → conflictOf → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Battle of Orchomenus (352 BCE) → partOf → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Theban-led coalition → conflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Battle of Neon → conflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Battle of Neon → partOf → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Philomelus → participatedIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Phayllus → participatedIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Phayllus → conflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Onomarchus → participatedIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Battle of Crocus Field → partOf → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Ambrysus → participatedIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Sacred Wars → hasPart → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Elateia → playedRoleIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Archidamus III → conflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Phocians → participatedInConflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Phocians → notableWar → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Macedonian expansion into Greece → keyEvent → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Thessalian League → participatedIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Phalaecus → participatedIn → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Phalaecus → conflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Battle of Crocus Field → partOf → Third Sacred War ⓘ
subject linked to: Crocus Field
Battle of Crocus Field → conflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
subject linked to: Crocus Field
Crocus Field → associatedWith → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Onomarchus of Phocis → conflict → Third Sacred War ⓘ
Athenian embassy to Macedon → relatedTo → Third Sacred War ⓘ