Akarnania

700 BCE

Foundation of Leukas as a colony of Corinth.

650 BCE

A channel that separates the island from the mainland is constructed by Corinthian settlers at Leukas to aid in navigation.

625 BCE

Anaktorion founded by settlers from Corinth.

433 BCE

Corinth obtains control over Anaktorion through fraud after the city had been joinly occupied by Corinth and Korkyra.

432 BCE

The Athenian general Phormio makes his base at Aphytis and leads his army against Pallene. He also takes Argos Amphilochian, removes the Ambrakians, and restores the town to the original inhabitants.

431 BCE

Leukas sides with Sparta over Athens in the Peloponnesian War.

430 BCE

Ambrakians attempt to take Argos Amphilochian but are repulsed.

429 BCE

Athenians restore Kynes, son of Thelytos, to the throne in Koronta.

429 BCE

Sparta under Knemos attempts to take Stratos but are defeated at great loss.

426 BCE

Ambrakia is crushed by Athens in the Battle of Idomene in an attempt to re-take Argos Amphilochian.

426 BCE

Medeion is crossed by the Spartan army on its march to the Battle of Olpai, where Athens defeated them.

425 BCE

Anaktorion is captured by the Acarnanians and Athenians during the Peloponnesian War. The Acarnanians expel the Corinthians from the city, and Anaktorion becomes part of the Acarnanian League.

413 BCE

The Athenian general Demosthenes takes aboard heavy infantry from Zakynthos and Kephallenia (likely including Same) and crosses over to the opposite coast of Akarnania to Alyzeia and Anaktorion, already held by Athens.

390 BCE

Stratos surrenders to King Agesilaos of Sparta.

375 BCE

Naval battle is fought near Alyzeia between Athenians under Timotheos and Spartans under Nikolochos.

375 BCE

Stratos joins the second Athenian Empire.

373 BCE

Iphikrates of Athens invades Thyrrheion.

338 BCE

Alexander III and Philip II defeat Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea. Argos and Stratos fight on the side of Philip, while Corinth, Megara, Epidauros, and Troizen participate with Thebes. Chares is one of the Athenian commanders, but escapes blame.

333 BCE

Kleopatra organizes a shipment of grain to Corinth via Leukas.

321 BCE

Medeion maintains its independence from the Aetolian League, unlike many of their neighbors.

321 BCE

Construction of the Temple of Zeus is started at Stratos, but is never finished.

320 BCE

Lysippos creates relief metopes depicting Hercules’ trials for Alyzeia.

314 BCE

Stratos is occupied by Kassander to use as a base against the Aetolian League. He resettles people from elsewhere in Akarnania there.

251 BCE

Stratos is taken by the Aetolian League.

231 BCE

The Aetolian League besieges Medeion, but are defeated by reinforcements sent by Demetrios II of Macedon.

219 BCE

Ambrakia is besieged by Philip V of Macedon, Phytia taken, and Metropolis is burned during the Social War between the Achaean League and the Aetolian League, of which Ambrakia is a member.

218 BCE

Philip V attempts to push Stratos to fight against him, but is unsuccessful.

200 BCE

Thyrrheion becomes the new capital of Akarnania.

191 BCE

Antiochos III takes Atrax, by then a Roman stronghold, and Medeion.

189 BCE

Ambrakia captured and plundered by the Romans under Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, then declared a free city. Argos Amphilochikan is used as his base.

169 BCE

Stratos makes an alliance with the Romans against Perseus of Macedon.

50 BCE

Cicero arrives at Alyzeia and writes a letter to his friend Tiro.

28 BCE

The population of Stratos is moved to Nicopolis.