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Name: Nymphaion

Type: Polity

Start: 559 BC

End: 400 BC

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Skythia Pontica.

Establishment


  • January 559 BC: Greek colony established by Miletos or by Samos 560-570 BC.
  • Chronology


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    1. Peloponnesian War


    Was an ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Greek world.

    1.1.Second Phase - Deceleian War

    Was the second phase of the Peloponnesian War, where Sparta allied with Persia against Athens, which capitulated and lost its empire.

  • January 403 BC: After a prolonged siege by Sparta, Athens surrendered. As a consequence Athens had to form an alliance with Sparta, the Long Walls of the city were demolished, its territory was reduced to just Attica and Salamis and the Delian-Attic league was dissolved.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • January 443 BC: Athens chose it as its principal military base in the region ca. 444 BC.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 399 BC: Nymphaion was annexed to the Bosporan Kingdom by the end of the century.
  • Selected Sources


  • Bleckmann, B. (2016): Der Peloponnesische Krieg, Munich (Germany), p. 107-113
  • Hansen, M. G. / Nielsen, T. H. (2004): An inventory of archaic and classic polities, Oxford University Press, p. 1394
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