Philomelus had asked the priestess to prophesy …
Years: 355BCE - 355BCE
Philomelus had asked the priestess to prophesy for him but she refused and, when threatened by force, stated that he may do as he wishes.
Taking this as a pronouncement, Philomelus has enlisted the support of Sparta and Athens.
Hence, only in 355 does Thebes formally inaugurate the Third Sacred War against Phocis, more or less gratuitously.
Locations
Groups
- Thebes, City-State of
- Greece, classical
- Boeotian League
- Achaemenid, or First Persian, Empire
- Athenian Empire or Confederacy, Second
