Second holy war

Second holy war

date	449 BC Chr. – 448 BC Chr.
place	Temple of Apollo at Delphi
output	brief restoration of Delphi's autonomy by the Spartans

Parties to the conflict
Athens, Phocis	Sparta , Delphi
Commander
Pericles

The Second Holy War took place in 449 or 448 BC. Instead of. As part of this, the Spartans undertook an expedition against Phocis , seized the Delphic sanctuary and handed it over to the Delphians. As a result, the Phokers lost control of the sanctuary; Delphi became independent again. As early as 448 BC BC, soon after the departure of the Spartans, an Attic army led by Pericles hurried to Phocis, conquered Delphi and restituted the Phocians in possession of the temple.

See also

• First Holy War (600-590 BC)
• Third Holy War (365–346 BC)
• Fourth Holy War (340–338 BC)

literature

• Friedrich Schober: Phokis. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XX, 1, Stuttgart 1941, Col. 474-496 (here: Col. 484).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thucydides , Peloponnesian War 1, 112; Aristodemos , FGrH No. 104, F 14; Plutarch , Pericles 21; Strabon , Geographika 9, 3, 15, p. 423.
2. ↑ Thucydides, Peloponnesian War 1, 112, 5; Plutarch, Pericles 21.