Polity Epeion

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Triphylia.

Establishment

  • January 799 BC: Epeion was a greek polis in the ancient region of Triphylia and was founded in homeric times at latest.

Chronology

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1. Theban-Spartan Wars

Was a series of military conflicts fought between Sparta and Thebes for hegemony over Greece. Sparta had emerged victorious from the Peloponnesian War against Athens (431-404 BC), and occupied an hegemonic position over Greece. However, the Spartans' violent interventionism upset their former allies, especially Thebes and Corinth.

1.1. Battle of Leuctra (Aftermath)

The aftermath of the Battle of Leuctra, a battle between the Boeotians and the Spartans.

1.1.1. First Invasion of the Peloponnese

Was a Theban military campaign in the territories of Sparta in the Peoloponnese that resulted in several cities controlled by Sparta becoming independent.

  • January 370 BC: When the Spartans were defeated by the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, the Eleans attempted to reassert their control, but the Triphylians, in order to maintain their independence from Elis, joined the Arcadian League in 368 BC.

1.1.2. Second invasion of the Peloponnese

Was a Theban military campaign in the territories of Sparta in the Peoloponnese that resulted in several cities controlled by Sparta becoming independent.

  • January 367 BC: When the Spartans were defeated by the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, the Eleans attempted to reassert their control, but the Triphylians, in order to maintain their independence from Elis, joined the Arcadian League in 368 BC.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 699 BC: Epeion fell under the rule of Elis in the 8th century BC.

Disestablishment

  • January 367 BC: When the Spartans were defeated by the Thebans at the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC, the Eleans attempted to reassert their control, but the Triphylians, in order to maintain their independence from Elis, joined the Arcadian League in 368 BC.