Following his victories in 338 BC, King Philip II of Macedon was recognized as military leader of which pan-Hellenic confederation allied against Persia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. League of Corinth
- Step 1: These decisive victories led to Philip being recognized as the military leader of the League of Corinth, a Greek confederation allied against the Persian Empire, in 338/7 BC. Answer: League of Corinth. Why not the others: "Achaean League" was a Hellenistic confederation of Peloponnesian poleis formed in the 3rd century BC; "Aetolian League" was a confederacy of cantons in central western Greece that opposed Macedon; "Boeotian League" was a regional federal league of Boeotian cities dominated historically by Thebes.
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