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Third Sacred War

356 BCE – 346 BCE

Phocis seized the sanctuary of Delphi and used its treasures to hire mercenaries. Philip II of Macedon intervened, crushing the Phocians and establishing Macedonian dominance over Greece.

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War between the Amphictyonic League and the Phocians

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Conflict · Europe

Third Sacred War

356 BCE – 346 BCE

Phocis seized the sanctuary of Delphi and used its treasures to hire mercenaries. Philip II of Macedon intervened, crushing the Phocians and establishing Macedonian dominance over Greece.

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