Ancient Coin Stories

Eresos, Kyme, Mytiliene, Methymna, Pitane, Eliaia, Larissa, Neonteichos, Aigai, Antandros, Temnos, Gryneion, and Smyrna become members of the Aeolian League, an association of Greek city-states in the region.

With the downfall of the Kingdom of Lydia, Adramytteion and Aigai go under the Persian Empire.

During the Ionian revolt (year approximate), Artake and Prokonnesos are burned by the Persians.

Xerxes’ army marches out of Sardis and passes through Atarneos, Thebe, Adramytteion, Antandros, Ilion, Gergis, and Abydos on its way to Greece. Its temporary headquarters is at Elaios.

Artake first appears in tribute lists of the Delian League.

The satrap of Phrygia, Pharnakes, offers asylum in Adramytteion to exiles from Delos.

An Athenian fleet under Thrasybulus barely defeats a Spartan fleet at the Battle of Kynossema. Three days afterward, several boats from Harpagion are captured.

An Athenian fleet under Alkibiades, Thrasybulos, and Theramenes defeats the Spartans at the Battle of Kyzikos. Afterwards, Sparta offers peace but is rejected.

Lysander destroys the Athenian fleet at the mouth of the Aigiospotamoi. Just before, the Athenian triremes arrive at Elaios to discover that Lysander is in control of Lampsakos.

Peloponnesian War ends in an Athenian surrender, and as a result Adramytteion is ruled by Mytilene. Residents of Aegina are allowed to return to their island.

The 10,000, as described in Xenophon’s Anabasis, travel through Antandros and Adramytteion.

Deryklidas of Sparta supports the Ionian Greeks against the Persians. He besieges Atarneos for eight months until they accept his terms and takes Hamaxitos, Kolonai, and Ilion. This ends in an armistice with Pharnabazos.

Xenophon mentions that the ruler of Gambrion and Gryneion is Gorgion, son of Gorgylos.

Peace of Antalkidas signed in Susa, ending the Corinthian War. Abydos, Aigai, and Adramytteion become part of the Persian Empire.

Autophradates besieged Ariobarzanes, who was participating in the Great Satraps Revolt, in Adramytteion.

Adramytteion abandoned with arrival of the Spartan king, Agesilaos II.

Hermeios becomes tyrant of Atarneos.

Either Memnon of Rhodes or his brother Mentor capture Hermeios, tyrant of Atarneos, and put him to death.

Abydos is besieged by Memnon of Rhodes, forcing Parmenion to give up his siege of Pitane.

The Battle of the Granicus, during which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians, and after which Adramytteion comes under his control.

Partition of Babylon. Abydos and Adramytteion come under control of Leonnatos. Egypt with Alexandria and Gaza are under Ptolemy. Baktria comes under Seleukos I Nikator.

Adramytteion seized by Antigonos I Monophthalmos.

Adramytteion taken by Prepalaos, a general under Lysimachos.

Lysimachos defeated at the Battle of Coropedion. Adramytteion, Ainos, and Abydos come under control of the Seleukid Empire. Ephesos returns to its original name.

Antiochos I Soter is defeated while attempting to retake Pergamon by the Attalid Eumenes I in a battle near Sardis.

Attalos attacks the forces of the usurper Adaios and defeats him, then engages in friendly negotiations with Lampsakos, Alexandria Troas, and Ilion, all of which had remained loyal to him.

Aigai recaptured by Attalos I of Pergamon.

Countryside around Adramytteion pillaged by Philip V of Macedon.

Philip V of Macedon winters his fleet at Bargylia while blockaded by the fleets of Pergamon and Rhodes.

During the Second Macedonian War between Rome and Philip V of Macedon, Aegira, the Aetolian League, Corinth, Sikyon, Patrai, Athens, Pergamon, and Rhodes support Rome.

Andros captured by a fleet of Rome, Pergamon, and Rhodes. It becomes part of the Attalid Kingdom.

Antiochos III, desiring to meet Rome in battle, is detained by the cities of Alexandria Troas, Smyrna, and Lampsakos, which refused entreaties.

Adramytteion, Attalaia, Erythrai, Ephesos, and Assos come under Roman control after Attalos III, the last Attalid king, leaves it to Rome in his will.

Manius Aquillius is governor of Asia and rebuilds the road from Adramytteion to Smyrna.

The Kingdom of Pergamon is fully incorporated into the Roman Empire, bringing Aigai, Pergamon, Ephesos, Smyrna, Thyateira, Sardis, Magnesia, Kyzikos, Miletos, and Kolophon under its domain.

Adramytteion, Ephesos, Pergamon, Magnesia, Tralles, Apamea, Kolophon, Smyrna, and Sardis occupied by Mithridates VI as part of the Mithridatic Wars against Rome.

Sulla defeats Mithridates VI and ends the Mithridatic Wars with the Treaty of Dardanos. Adramytteion, Ephesos, Pergamon, Smyrna, Sardis, Tralles, Kolophon, Apamea, and Magnesia return to Roman control.

Augustus makes Ephesos the capital of Asia over the previous Pergamon.

Adramytteion, Aigai, Apollonis, Smyrna, Sardis and Magnesia are severely damaged by an earthquake. Tiberius provides financial support.

Per Acts 27:2, Adramytteion is the location where the Apostle Paul is transported as a prisoner.

Adramytteion severely damaged during an earthquake. Trajan provides funds to rebuild it.

The Emperor Hadrian founds Hadrianotherea to commemorate a successful hunt.

An earthquake destroys Kyzikos, including the newly built Temple to Hadrian. Funds for its rebuilding are allocated by Antoninus Pius.

Adramytteion, Ephesos, Smyrna, Magnesia, Pergamon, Nikaia, and Kyzikos suffer damage during an invasion of the Goths.