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Name: Alalie

Type: Polity

Start: 565 BC

End: 535 BC

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Was an Ancient Greek Polis (city-state) in Corsica.

Establishment

  • January 565 BC: According to Herodotus in 566 BC, Phocaeans colonizing the western Mediterranean founded a city, Alalíē, on the island of Cyrnus (Corsica).

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    1. Sicilian Wars

    Were a series of conflicts fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse (Sicily) over the control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean.

    1.1.First Sicilian War

    Was a conflict fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse (Sicily) over the control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean.

    1.1.1.Battle of Alalia

    Took place between 540 BCE and 535 BCE off the coast of Corsica between Greeks and the allied Etruscans and Carthaginians. The Greeks evacuated Corsica, which was captured by the Etruscans, while Carthage maintained its hold on Sardinia.

  • January 534 BC: The naval Battle of Alalia took place ca. 535 BC off the coast of Corsica between Greeks of Phocaea and Massilia and the allied Etruscans and Carthaginians. The battle was won by the Etruscans and Carthaginians.

    • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 561 BC: Alalie, was founded by Ionian Greek colonists in 565 or 562 BC.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 534 BC: The naval Battle of Alalia took place ca. 535 BC off the coast of Corsica between Greeks of Phocaea and Massilia and the allied Etruscans and Carthaginians. The battle was won by the Etruscans and Carthaginians.

    • Selected Sources

  • Spence, I. (2002): Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Warfare, Scarecrow Press, p. XXII

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