Polity Kossyra

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A city-state in Sicily originated as a colony of the Phoenicians.

Establishment

  • January 699 BC: The Phoenicians founded the colony of Cossyra.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 499 BC: By the 5th century BC, Carthage, a powerful city-state in North Africa, had established dominance over the Phoenicians in the western Mediterranean. This expansion of Carthaginian influence included the acquisition of territories such as Kossyra and Iol in 500 BC.