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Oct 17, 2026
Trevor CulleyHOST
So for the fastest possible recap, In the 230s BCE, the kingdom of Epirus collapsed and shifted to a republic.
Trevor CulleyHOST
The Achaean and Aetolian leagues joined forces to try and occupy Epirote territory, and Macedon called on the Illyrian kingdom in and around modern Croatia to intervene here.
Trevor CulleyHOST
Battles were fought, and the Illyrian queen Teuta defeated the Greek counterattack and occupied several islands and coastal cities in the Adriatic Sea.
Trevor CulleyHOST
These Illyrians had taken to pirating Italian ships, especially as more Italian trade shifted toward Illyria and Greece when the waters around Sicily became a war zone.
Trevor CulleyHOST
Between the piracy and Greek cities calling for aid from any party that was willing to help, Rome was enticed to cross the Adriatic for the first time.
Trevor CulleyHOST
They arrived too late to rescue the island of Corcyra, modern Corfu, from a siege where both the Aetolian and Achaean Greeks had been driven off.
Trevor CulleyHOST
But in the immediate wake of the First Punic War, Rome had a sizable and experienced navy.
Trevor CulleyHOST
The local tyrant, Demetrius of Pharos, threw in with Rome and welcomed a 200-ship fleet into Corcyra along with over 20,000 Roman legionnaires.
Dave FarinaHOST
The Greeks responded by forming leagues of cities that banded together to present a unified front in their dealings with Macedonia, which ranged from treaty agreements to open warfare, while continuing to manage their internal affairs as each city saw fit.
Dave FarinaHOST
The most important of these were the Achaean League, which included the cities of the Peloponnese.
Dave FarinaHOST
and the Aetolian League in central Greece.
Dave FarinaHOST
The relationship between the Macedonian kings and the leagues was made even more complicated when the Roman Republic began to challenge them in the late 3rd century BCE, after the Macedonian king Philip V decided to challenge its presence in western Greece.
AndrewUNKNOWN
Now, these, these people aren't even real.
AndrewUNKNOWN
But can you guess who's not on the list of notable Achaeans? Stephanas, Fortunatus, Achaicus.
AndrewUNKNOWN
Not relevant enough.
AndrewUNKNOWN
Too busy plugging away for the sake of the gospel.
Gary StearmanHOST
He's exhorting southern Greece to give out of a heart as big as the northern Grecians gave.
Gary StearmanHOST
He wants the Achaeans to match the Macedonians' offering.
Gary StearmanHOST
And you say, wow, what kind of manipulation is this? Well, it's not really manipulation.
Gary StearmanHOST
This is Paul's heart in the matter of raising money for the saints back in the Jerusalem church.