Polity Thourioi

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A Greek polis in Magna Graecia.

Establishment

  • January 442 BC: Thurii was an ancient Greek colony and founded by people from Athens and Sybaris in 443 BC.

Chronology

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1. Conquest of Lucania

Was the Roman conquest of Lucania (the modern-day Italian region of Basilicata).

  • January 281 BC: Roman consul Gaio Fabricio Luscino advanced into the territory of Thurii, devastating it.

2. Thurii becomes a vassal of Rome

Thurii (a city of Magna Graecia) became a dependent ally of Rome, and was protected by a Roman garrison.

  • January 281 BC: Thurii now sunk completely into the condition of a dependent ally of Rome, and was protected by a Roman garrison.

Disestablishment

  • January 281 BC: Roman consul Gaio Fabricio Luscino advanced into the territory of Thurii, devastating it.
  • January 281 BC: Thurii now sunk completely into the condition of a dependent ally of Rome, and was protected by a Roman garrison.