League of Corinth

Historic federation of Greek states

The League of Corinth, also referred to as the Hellenic League (Greek: κοινὸν τῶν Ἑλλήνων, koinòn tõn Hellḗnōn; or simply οἱ Ἕλληνες, the Héllēnes), was a federation of Greek states created by Philip II of Macedon in 338–337 BC. The League was created to unify the Greek states under Philip's leadership (while his kingdom was not part of the league), in a pan-Hellenic expedition against the Persian Achaemenid Empire under the pretext of taking revenge for the previous Persian invasions of Greece and liberating the Greek cities of Asia Minor from Persian rule. King Philip was initially urged by Isocrates in 346 BC to unify Greece against the Persians. After the Battle of Chaeronea, the League of Corinth was formed, controlled and led by Philip.

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