Achaean League

Preserved but no longer current.

Meaning · English

The first Achaean League was a religious confederation of the twelve towns of Achsea, lasting from very early times till it was broken up by Alexander the

Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Common questions

What does “Achaean League” mean?

The first Achaean League was a religious confederation of the twelve towns of Achsea, lasting from very early times till it was broken up by Alexander the

Is “Achaean League” formal or informal?

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