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SACRED WARS

\sˈe͡ɪkɹəd wˈɔːz], \sˈe‍ɪkɹəd wˈɔːz], \s_ˈeɪ_k_ɹ_ə_d w_ˈɔː_z]\

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1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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In Gr. Hist., the name given to three wars: the first said to have been waged against the people of Kirrha in the time of Solon; the second between the Thebans and Phokians, 357-346 B.C.; the third, 330 B.C.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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