Thasos

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Establishment

• January 649 BC: Around 650 BC, or a little earlier, Greeks from Paros founded a colony on Thasos.

Chronology

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1. Greco-Persian Wars

Were a series of conflicts between the Achaemenid Empire and Greek city-states.

1.1. First Persian invasion of Greece

Were a series of campaigns of Achaemenid ruler Darius the Great against the poleis of Greece resulting in Persian occupation of Thrace but also in the Persian defeat in Greece proper.

1.1.1. Mardonius' campaign

Was the military campaign of Achaemenid general Mardonius during the First Persian Invasion of Greece.

• January 491 BC: The Persian fleet crossed to Thasos, resulting in the Thasians submitting to the Persians.

1.2. Wars of the Delian League

Were a series of campaigns fought between the Delian League of Athens and her allies (and later subjects), and the Achaemenid Empire of Persia.

• January 464 BC: Thasos rebelled against Athens in 465 BC.
• January 462 BC: Thasos surrenders to the Delian League and is reduced to tributary status.

Disestablishment

• January 462 BC: Thasos surrenders to the Delian League and is reduced to tributary status.

Selected Sources

• Spence, I. (2002): Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Warfare, Scarecrow Press, p. XXIV