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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
The confederacy of twelve cities in Akhaia (Achaea) on the Peloponnesian Peninsula.
The Achaean League was unique in that it was ruled by a democratic system; the League was dissolved by Alexander the Great but later reorganized (280 BCE) with ten cities under the leadership of Aratus of Sikyon (Sicyon) and served as a viable form of governance until it was forcibly disbanded by the Romans circa 146 BCE.
This cooperation between the fiercely independent Greek cities was unprecedented in its time and was governed at first by two generals and then later by one man; perhaps one of the most stabilizing aspects of this league was the stipulation that no man could serve two consecutive terms as leader.
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A to Aegyptus Aello to Agesilaus I Agesilaus II to Akhaia Akhaian to Alkman Alkmene to Anaetius Anakeion to Apaturia Apeliotes to Argos Argus to Arkhidike Arkhilokhos to Astyanax Astydameia to Azov
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