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Name: Ambrakia

Type: Polity

Start: 624 BC

End: 338 BC

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Akarnania.

Establishment

  • January 624 BC: Ambrakia was founded between 650 and 625 BC by Gorgus, son of the Corinthian tyrant Cypselus.

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    1. Wars of the Rise of Macedon

    Expansion of Macedonia under King Philip II.

  • January 337 BC: In 338 BC it was besieged by Philip II of Macedon. With the assistance of Corinth and Athens, it escaped complete domination at Philip's hands, but was nevertheless forced to accept a Macedonian garrison.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 337 BC: In 338 BC it was besieged by Philip II of Macedon. With the assistance of Corinth and Athens, it escaped complete domination at Philip's hands, but was nevertheless forced to accept a Macedonian garrison.

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