Kyrene

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A Greek polis in ancient Libya.

Establishment

January 629 BC: Dorian foundation of Cirene, the main city of Cyrenaica, and of its harbour, Apollonia.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Cambyses II

Conquests by Achaemenid ruler Cambyses II.

January 523 BC: Following the conquest of Egypt by Cambyses, the Libyans and Greeks of Cyrene and Barca surrendered to the Achaemenid Empire in -524. This marked the expansion of Achaemenid control over the region.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 399 BC: The city of Oyat passed into the hands of the Greek rulers of Cyrenaica as Oea.

Disestablishment

January 299 BC: The Carthaginians wrested Oea from the Greeks.

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Kyrene

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2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

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