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The Aetolian League: Greece's Federal Experiment
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Aetolian League, a federal state that rose to power in 3rd century BC Greece. They discuss its unique political structure, the role of the strategos, the League's clash with Rome in the Aetolian War, and the figure of Skopas. The episode examines how this league of mountain tribes challenged the major Hellenistic kingdoms and Rome, only to be crushed after the Battle of Thermopylae in 191 BC. Key figures include Flamininus, Antiochus III, and the Aetolian general Damocritus. The conversation also touches on the League's alliances, its…
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