Cyclades

700 BCE

The Lelantine War between Chalkis and Eretria results in a Chalkis victory and Eretria’s loss of Andros, Tenos, and Koressos, Ioulis, and Karthaia on Kea. Miletos joined the side of Eretria and Samos and Thessaly on the side of Chalkis.

655 BCE

Akanthos founded by settlers from Andros.

535 BCE

Approximate date of Pisistratos of Athens‘ decree that all graves within sight of the temple at Delos be dug up and moved.

490 BCE

The Persian admiral Datis stops at Delos to pay his respects and demonstrate to the Greeks that the Persians are not hostile to their gods.

480 BCE

Andros supplies ships to Xerxes’ fleet. Xerxes stays in Halos.

478 BCE

Delian League founded by Athens, with its regular meeting place at Delos. Ephesos, Gargara, and Eresos are members.

477 BCE

Athens forcefully establishes a Cleruchy on Andros as punishment for their support of Xerxes.

454 BCE

The shared treasury of the Delian League is transferred from Delos to Athens.

426 BCE

Athens decrees that it is illegal to be born or die on Delos.

422 BCE

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

416 BCE

Athens surrounds Melos and demands they ally with them. When the Melians reject, all adult males are slaughtered and the women and children are sold into slavery.

411 BCE

Andros proclaims its freedom from Athens.

408 BCE

Athens attempts to force Andros back into its orbit, but fails.

404 BCE

Delos regains control over their sanctuary and island following Athens‘ defeat in the Peloponnesian War.

394 BCE

Athens begins administering the sanctuary at Delos again.

377 BCE

Eresos, Byzantion, Chios,Mytilene, Methymna, Rhodes, Thebes, Korkyra, Eretria, Kios, Samos, Naxos, Andros, Myrina (Lembos), Hephaistia, Imbros, and Thasos join the Second Athenian League, reaffirming its alliance with Athens in response to the growing threat of Persian interference and internal Greek conflicts.

362 BCE

With Theban power down after the death of Epaminondas, Alexander of Pherai takes Tinos and sells the inhabitants as slaves, then besieges Peparethos. Athens defeats Alexander near Sounion and relieves Peparethos. Alexander then plunders Piraios.

345 BCE

Delos appeals to Philip II of Macedon to intervene in Athens control over them, but he chooses not to go against Athens at the time.

333 BCE

Andros receives a Macedonian garrison from Antipater.

315 BCE

Antigonos I Monophthalmos Declaration of Tyre grants autonomy to all Greek cities. While its effects weren’t the same everywhere, it allowed Delos to regain control of its Temple to Apollo from Athens.

314 BCE

Antigonos Monophthalmos creates the Koinon of the Nesiotes, the first federation of the Cyclades Islands, with Delos as its common sanctuary.

313 BCE

An inscription at Delos names Androkles of Amathos as the dedicator of a gold crown.

308 BCE

Ptolemy I frees Andros from Macedonian control.

200 BCE

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

167 BCE

The Roman Senate gives Delos to Athens.

88 BCE

Mithridates VI‘s troops take Delos and ransack it.

69 BCE

Delos destroyed again by pirates under Athenodoros, an ally of Mithridates VI.