Event Lyttian War

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Was an internal conflict fought from around 220 BC to about 216 BC between two coalitions of Cretan city-states, led by Cnossus and Polyrrhenia respectively.

Chronology

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  • January 215 BC: In 220 BC Crete was tormented by a war between two coalitions of cities. As a result, the Macedonian king Philip V gained hegemony over the island.
  • January 220 BC: Internal conflict fought from around 220 BC to about 216 BC between two coalitions of Cretan city-states, led by Cnossus and Polyrrhenia respectively.

Selected Sources

  • Detorakis, T. (1994): History of Crete, Iraklion, p. 74
  • Polybius, The Histories, IV 53–55