Orikos

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Establishment

• January 340 BC: Orikos was a polis from the middle IV century onwards.

Chronology

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1. Illyrian Wars

Were a series of wars fought by the Roman Republic in Illyria (the Adriatic coast of the Balkanic Peninsula) first to eradicate piracy and then to conquer the region.

1.1. Second Illyrian War

Was a war fought by the Romans in Illyria mainly against the Ardiaean Kingdom.

• January 218 BC: The victorious Roman occupy Issa (modern-day Vis Island), Pharos (today's Stari Grad), Apollonia, Corcyra, Epidamnus, Oricum, Dimale (belonging to the Parthine tribe) and Atintania. The Roman Senate confirmed the protectorate of Rome over Illyria.

2. Macedonian Wars

Were a seris of conflicts between the Roman Republic and Antigonid Macedonia over control of Greece and the eastern Mediterranean Basin. .

2.1. Third Macedonian War

Was a war fought by Rome against Antigonid Macedonia. The war was won by Rome, and Macedonia was divided in four client states of Rome.

• January 167 BC: Orikos is conquered by the Romans in 168 BC (from around 230 to 168 BC it issued its own coins).

Disestablishment

• January 167 BC: Orikos is conquered by the Romans in 168 BC (from around 230 to 168 BC it issued its own coins).

Selected Sources

• Hansen, M. G. / Nielsen, T. H. (2004): An inventory of archaic and classic polities, Oxford University Press, pp. 1328-1337