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Name: Karthaia

Type: Polity

Start: 699 BC

End: 200 BC

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A Greek polis in the ancient Cyclades.

Establishment


  • January 699 BC: The site of Karthaia was inhabited continuously for c. 1,300 years, approximately from the 8th century BC.
  • Chronology


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    1. Cretan War (204-199 BC)


    Was fought by King Philip V of Macedon, the Aetolian League, many Cretan cities (of which Olous and Hierapytna were the most important) and Spartan pirates against the forces of Rhodes and later Attalus I of Pergamum, Byzantium, Cyzicus, Athens, and Knossos.

  • January 199 BC: With the support of pirates, Philip V of Macedon of Macedon takes control of the Cyclades.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 199 BC: With the support of pirates, Philip V of Macedon of Macedon takes control of the Cyclades.
  • Selected Sources


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