people
Achivi
the Achaeans
also: Greeks
Homeric name for the Greeks who took Troy.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §1 Achaeans
Homer's name for the Greeks who sacked Troy.
- The History of Rome, Book 27 §29 the Achaeans
The Achaean League of the northern Peloponnese, allied to Philip against Sparta and Aetolia.
- The History of Rome, Book 28 §5 Achaeans
The Achaean League of the Peloponnese, pressed by both the Aetolians and Sparta.
- The History of Rome, Book 29 §12 Achaeans
The Achaean League of the Peloponnese, party to the peace on Philip's side.
- The History of Rome, Book 31 §20 Achaeans
The Achaean League of the northern Peloponnese, whose council at Argos Philip surprised.
- The History of Rome, Book 32 §20 Achaeans
The Achaean League, courted by both Rome and Philip.
- The History of Rome, Book 33 §2 Achaeans
The Achaean League of the northern Peloponnese, brought into alliance with Rome.
- The History of Rome, Book 34 §16 Achaeans
The Achaean League, Rome's chief Peloponnesian allies.
- The History of Rome, Book 35 §12 the Achaeans
The Achaean League of the Peloponnese, Rome's ally, charged with guarding the Laconian coast.
- The History of Rome, Book 36 §4 Achaeans
The Achaean League of the Peloponnese, Rome's principal Greek ally.
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §6 Achaeans
The Achaean League of the Peloponnese, allied to Rome against Antiochus and the Aetolians.
- The History of Rome, Book 38 §6 Achaean
The Achaean League of the Peloponnese, allied with Rome.
- The History of Rome, Book 39 §34 Achaeans
The Achaean League, the federal Greek power that dominated the Peloponnese, Rome's uneasy ally.
- The History of Rome, Book 40 §4 Achaeans
The federal league of the Peloponnese, whose envoys treat with Rome in this book.
- The History of Rome, Book 41 §33 Achaeans
The Achaean League of the Peloponnese, whose debate over Perseus's overtures Livy reports at length.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §8 the Achaeans
Members of the Achaean League, the dominant federation of the Peloponnese, praised for barring the Macedonian kings from their borders.