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Name: Iol

Type: Polity

Start: 599 BC

End: 500 BC

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A city-state in North Africa originated as a colony of the Phoenicians.

Establishment

  • January 599 BC: Phoenicians established their first major wave of colonies on the coasts between their homeland and the Strait of Gibraltar in the 8th century bc, but Iol was probably established around 600 BC.

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    Disestablishment

  • January 499 BC: By the 5th century BC, Carthage, a powerful city-state in North Africa, had established dominance over the Phoenicians in the western Mediterranean. This expansion of Carthaginian influence included the acquisition of territories such as Kossyra and Iol in 500 BC.

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