Abydos

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Troas.

Establishment

January 669 BC: Abydos was founded in c. 670 BC.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Darius I

Conquests by Achaemenid ruler Darius I.

January 513 BC: Abydos was occupied by the Persian Empire in 514 BC.

2. Peloponnesian War

Was an ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Greek world.

2.1.Second Phase - Deceleian War

Was the second phase of the Peloponnesian War, where Sparta allied with Persia against Athens, which capitulated and lost its empire.

January 410 BC: During the Second Peloponnesian War, a Spartan expedition led by Dercylidas arrived at Abydos in early May 411 BC and successfully convinced the city to defect from the Delian League.

3. Corinthian War

Was a conflict in ancient Greece which pitted Sparta against a coalition of city-states comprising Thebes, Athens, Corinth and Argos, backed by the Achaemenid Empire.

3.1.The King's Peace / Peace of Antalcidas

Was a peace treaty guaranteed by the Persian King Artaxerxes II that ended the Corinthian War in ancient Greece.

January 386 BC: At the conclusion of the Corinthian War, under the terms of the Peace of Antalcidas in 387 BC, the coast of asia minor was annexed to Persia.

Disestablishment

January 386 BC: At the conclusion of the Corinthian War, under the terms of the Peace of Antalcidas in 387 BC, the coast of asia minor was annexed to Persia.

Selected Sources

Xenophon: Hellenica, 5.1.31

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