Polity Nesiotic League (Ptoleamic Kingdom)

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The Nesiotic League was conquered by Ptolemy I around 308 BC.

Establishment

  • January 307 BC: In 308 the Nesiotic League was freed by Ptolemy I of Egypt.

Chronology

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1. Wars of the Diadochi

Were a series of conflicts that were fought between the generals of Alexander the Great, known as the Diadochi, over who would rule his empire following his death.

1.1. Fourth War of the Diadochi

Was a war between Macedonian generals that saw Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Cassander fight against Antigonus and Demetrios.

  • January 307 BC: In 308 the Nesiotic League was freed by Ptolemy I of Egypt.

1.2. Fifth War of the Diadochi

Was a war between Macedonian Generals that saw Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Seleucus fight against Demetrios.

  • January 286 BC: The Nesiotic League in Macedonia was under the control of the Antigonid dynasty until around 287 BC. At that time, it came under the rule of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, which was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, one of Alexander the Great's generals.

2. Syrian Wars

Were a series of six wars between the Seleucid Empire and the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, successor states to Alexander the Great's empire, during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC mainyl over the region then called Coele-Syria.

2.1. Third Syrian War

Was one of the wars between the Seleucid Kingdom and the Ptolemaic Kingdom over the domain in the Levant.

  • January 244 BC: Defeated at the Battle of Andros sometime between 258 and 245 BC, the Ptolemies ceded the Cyclades to Macedonia.

Disestablishment

  • January 244 BC: Defeated at the Battle of Andros sometime between 258 and 245 BC, the Ptolemies ceded the Cyclades to Macedonia.

Selected Sources

  • Reger, G. (1994): The Political History of the Kyklades 260–200 B.C., Historia. 43 (1): 33.