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The Aetolian League: Greece's Third Power
While Athens and Sparta dominate our memory of ancient Greece, the Aetolian League was a major player in the Hellenistic period, a federal state that challenged Macedon and Rome. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a loose coalition of mountain tribes in central Greece evolved into a sophisticated political and military power. They discuss the League's federal structure, with its annual assembly at Thermum and its rotating generals, its role in the Third Macedonian War, and its clash with Rome that led to the destruction of Aetolian power. Key figures include the general Skopas…
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