Polity Klazomenai

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Ionia.

Establishment

  • January 799 BC: Klazomenai was established around 800 BC. It was part of the Ionian League, a confederation formed at the end of the Meliac War in the mid-7th century BC comprising twelve Ionian Greek city-states.

Chronology

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1. Wars of Cyrus the Great

Were a series of expansionistic military campaigns by the first Achaemenid ruler Cyrus the Great.

  • January 545 BC: Achaemenid Empire conquests in Asia Minor. Cyrus the Great conquers the Ionian Greeks.

2. Peloponnesian War

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

2.1. 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 411 BC: Late in the Peloponnesian War (412 BC), the city of Miletus revolted again along with Chios and Klazomenai. This rebellion was part of the ongoing power struggles between Athens and Sparta during the final years of the war.

3. Corinthian War

Was a conflict in ancient Greece which pitted Sparta against a coalition of city-states comprising Thebes, Athens, Corinth and Argos, backed by the Achaemenid Empire.

3.1. The King's Peace / Peace of Antalcidas

Was a peace treaty guaranteed by the Persian King Artaxerxes II that ended the Corinthian War in ancient Greece.

  • January 386 BC: At the conclusion of the Corinthian War, under the terms of the Peace of Antalcidas in 387 BC, the coast of asia minor was annexed to Persia.

Disestablishment

  • January 386 BC: At the conclusion of the Corinthian War, under the terms of the Peace of Antalcidas in 387 BC, the coast of asia minor was annexed to Persia.

Selected Sources

  • André-Salvini, B. (2005): Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia, University of California Press, p. 45
  • Spence, I. (2002): Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Warfare, Scarecrow Press, p. XXII
  • Xenophon: Hellenica, 5.1.31