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Conflict Europe

Chremonidean War

267 BCE – 261 BCE · 6 years

Athens and Sparta allied with Ptolemaic Egypt in a final attempt to free Greece from Macedonian domination. Their defeat cemented Macedon's control over Greece for a century.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Athens, Sparta, Ptolemaic Egypt
  • Macedon (Antigonus II)

Key moments

Defining events in the Chremonidean War.

  1. 263-261 BC Siege of Athens
  2. 261 BC Naval Battle of Cos

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Plitvice Lakes

3000 BCE – still standing

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Giant's Causeway

3000 BCE – still standing

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801 BCE – 145 BCE

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Punic Wars

264 BCE – 146 BCE

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Danube Delta

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 267 BCE and 261 BCE.

264 BCE Punic Wars 262 BCE Kalinga War

And in the rest of the world

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Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Meroe Polity · Middle East 500 BCE – 400 CE Nile River Trade Trade route · Middle East 3000 BCE – 30 BCE Kalinga War Conflict · South Asia 262 BCE – 261 BCE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing Hindu kingdoms Polity · South Asia 500 BCE – 1715 CE
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