Aigina

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Saronic Gulf.

Establishment

January 699 BC: One of the earliest historical facts about Aigina is its membership in the Amphictyony or League of Calauria, attested around the 8th century BC.

Chronology

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1. Greco-Persian Wars

Were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire and Greek city-states.

1.1.First Persian invasion of Greece

Were a series of campaigns of Achaemenid ruler Darius the Great against the poleis of Greece resulting in Persian occupation of Thrace but also in the Persian defeat in Greece proper.

January 490 BC: Persian embassies demanded the submission of Greek states. The citizens decided to submit to the Persian ambassadors.

2. First Peloponnesian War

Was a war fought between Sparta as leader of the Peloponnesian League and Sparta's other allies, most notably Thebes, against the Delian League led by Athens with support from Argos.

2.1.Thirty Years' Peace

Was a treaty signed between the ancient Greek city-states of Athens and Sparta that brought an end to the First Peloponnesian War.

April 445 BC: Aegina was to be a tributary to Athens but autonomous.

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.

January 388 BC: In 389 BC, the Athenians attacked the island of Aegina, off the coast of Attica.

January 387 BC: The Locrians appealed to Thebes for assistance, and the Thebans invaded Phocian territory.