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Name: Tyras

Type: Polity

Start: 599 BC

End: 50 BC

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A Greek polis in the West Coast of ancient Pontos.

Establishment


  • January 599 BC: Settlers of Miletus found Tyras near the river Dnestr.
  • 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.

  • January 423 BC: Phersu Atlas Assumption: Assumed border corrections due to military occupations and reorganization (based on maps).

  • 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.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 49 BC: Tyras was destroyed by the Getae about 50 BC.
  • Selected Sources


  • Bleckmann, B. (2016): Der Peloponnesische Krieg, Munich (Germany), p. 107-113
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