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Chremonidean War

267 BCE – 261 BCE

Athens and Sparta allied with Ptolemaic Egypt in a final attempt to free Greece from Macedonian domination. Their defeat cemented Macedon's control over Greece for a century.

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War fought by some Greek city-states and Ptolemaic Egypt against Antigonid Macedonian

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Conflict · Europe

Chremonidean War

267 BCE – 261 BCE

Athens and Sparta allied with Ptolemaic Egypt in a final attempt to free Greece from Macedonian domination. Their defeat cemented Macedon's control over Greece for a century.

Standing in 267 BCE

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Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE Celts Polity · Europe Founded 1200 BCE · attested to 100 BCE Saami Polity · Europe 1500 BCE – 700 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Danube Delta Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

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