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In ancient Greece, the Amphictyonic Council was a confederation of city-states. Also called the Amphictyonic League, it was made up of councils, which initially were assembled to organize various religious festivals. Later, the councils evolved into loosely knit political associations of states that were allied militarily against foreign threats.
An early example of this kind of Greek confederation was the Delphic amphictyony. It was based at Apollo's temple at Delphi. This amphictyony focused on such issues as public welfare and peacekeeping between member states. Philip of Macedon's initial moves toward taking control of Greece included pushing to have his own state admitted to the Delphic amphictyony. Once he had united Greece, he decreed that the Delphic amphictyony would assume the function of a supreme court.
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