Polity Side (Pamphylia)

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A Greek polis in the ancient region of Pamphylia.

Establishment

  • January 699 BC: Side (Pamphylia) was founded in the 7th century BC. by Anatolian refugees fleeing after the collapse of the Hittite Empire.

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.

1.1. Cyrus' Conquest of the Lydian Empire

Was a war between the Achaemenid and the Lydian Empires that ended with the demise of the latter.

  • January 545 BC: After Cyrus the Great defeated King Croesus of Lydia in -546, Pamphylia, a region in modern-day Turkey, came under the control of the Achaemenid Empire. This marked the expansion of Persian influence in the region.

Disestablishment

  • January 545 BC: After Cyrus the Great defeated King Croesus of Lydia in -546, Pamphylia, a region in modern-day Turkey, came under the control of the Achaemenid Empire. This marked the expansion of Persian influence in the region.