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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine of the Symmachians that the human body was created by the devil, not by God, and therefore should be subject to misuse. See
Symmachian .
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In technical language the Peloponnesian League was a hegemonic symmachy.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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In technical language the Peloponnesian League was a hegemonic symmachy.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Hostile attempts of Sparta against Athens induced the Athenians to form a new confederacy (or symmachy) composed of seventy communities (378 B.C.); and, after they had gained repeated successes on the sea, the two states concluded peace.
Outline of Universal History George Park Fisher 1868
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