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  1. Korkyra
    KorkyraAncient city in Greece
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  2. LocationCorfu, Greece
    TypeSettlement
    Persian War

    During the Persian War of 480 BC, Greek envoys were sent to Korkyra requesting aid. Korkyra enthusiastically promised ships and fitted out 60 of them, but they failed to arrive in time for the Battle of Salamis. Herodotus ascribes … See more

    Peloponnesian War

    Writing between 431 and 395 BC, Thucydides credited Korkyra's conflict with Corinth over their joint city Epidamnus as a significant cause of the Peloponnesian War. Korkyra, otherwise neutral as far as the two major powe… See more

    4th century BC

    Around 375 BC, a Peloponnesian fleet, under the command of Mnasippus, attacked Korkyra. After the siege, the resident Korkyraeans (who were suffering from hunger) deserted and were sold as slaves or put to de… See more

    Hellenistic Period

    During the Hellenistic Period, Korkyra changed hands several times. In 303 BC, after a vain siege by Cassander of Macedon, the island was occupied for a short time by Lacedaemonian General Cleonymus of Sparta and … See more

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