Itanos

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Establishment

• January 574 BC: Based on other Poleis in the area, the Polis was probably established during the Greek Colonisation Wave in the VI Century BC.

Chronology

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1. Lyttian War

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.

• 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.

Disestablishment

• 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.

Selected Sources

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