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Achaean League c. 200 BCE
The Achaean League was a Hellenistic period confederation of Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese between 280 BCE and 146 BCE.
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General Assembly, League of Nations
A 1923 photograph of the Assembly of the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Emperor Haile Selassie's Speech in the League of Nations
Emperor Haile Selassie's (1892-1975) League of Nations speech in 1936 against the Fascist Italian invasion.
Bettmann Archive.
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Achaean League c. 150 BCE
The Achaean League was a Hellenistic period confederation of Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese between 280 BCE and 146 BCE.
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Arms of the Hanseatic League
Arms of the Hanseatic League, 1670 CE, Museum of London
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Tetradrachm of the Aetolian League
Silver tetradrachm of the Aetolian League, depicting Alexander the Great with the horn of the Egyptian god Amun. 29 mm (1.14 in), 17.1 g (0.60 oz), 323-281 BCE.
National Museum, Warsaw.
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Ancient Greek Coinage
The coinage of ancient Greece has given us some of the most recognisable images from antiquity as they were stamped with designs to proudly declare the identity of the city which minted them and guarantee their value. One of the great archaeological...
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Gold Stater of the Aetolian League
Aetolian gold stater depicting a female personification of Aitolia seated on a pile of weapons. She clutches a spear in her right hand while having a little figure of Artemis at her feet. 239-229 BCE. Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen...
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Delos
Delos is a Greek island in the Cyclades archipelago which was both an influential political force and, with its sanctuary to the god Apollo, an important religious centre in the Archaic and Classical periods. The island was also a major commercial...
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Thucydides on the Plague of Athens: Text & Commentary
The Plague of Athens (429-426 BCE) struck the city, most likely, in 430 BCE before it was recognized as an epidemic and, before it was done, had claimed between 75,000-100,000 lives. Modern-day scholars believe it was most likely an outbreak...