Polity Posideion (Syria)

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A Greek polis in ancient Syria.

Establishment

  • January 700 BC: Greek colony established in the VIII century BC.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Darius I

Conquests by Achaemenid ruler Darius I.

  • January 499 BC: Northern border of the 5th Satrapy of the Persian Empire at the time of Herodotus.

Disestablishment

  • January 499 BC: Northern border of the 5th Satrapy of the Persian Empire at the time of Herodotus.

Selected Sources

  • Hansen, M. G. / Nielsen, T. H. (2004): An inventory of archaic and classic polities, Oxford University Press, p. 1396