{"slug": "aegina", "label": "Aegina", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegina", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191082", "qid": "Q191082", "description": "Greek island of the Saronic Gulf", "entries": 11, "years": 9, "span": [-490, -199], "span_label": ["491 BCE", "200 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 10}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "athens", "label": "Athens", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "achaemenid-empire", "label": "Achaemenid Empire", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "sparta", "label": "Sparta", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "attica", "label": "Attica", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "themistocles", "label": "Themistocles", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "aristides", "label": "Aristides", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "germany", "label": "Germany", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "munich", "label": "Munich", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "megara", "label": "Megara", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pergamum", "label": "Pergamum", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "attalus-i-soter", "label": "Attalus I Soter", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "macedonia-ancient-kingdom", "label": "Macedonia (ancient kingdom)", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -490, "year_label": "491 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Greek city of Aegina, fearing the loss of trade, submits to Persia. The Spartan king, Cleomenes I tries to punish Aegina for its submission to the Persians, but the other Spartan king, Demaratus, thwarts him.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364322520#Greece", "title": "491 BC", "revid": 1364322520, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -486, "year_label": "487 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The island of Aegina and the city of Athens go to war. The island has earned the enmity of Athens by earlier submitting to the Persians. The Spartan King, Leotychidas, tries unsuccessfully to arrange a truce in the war.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129368#Greece", "title": "487 BC", "revid": 1350129368, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -479, "year_label": "480 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "A sculpture of the Dying Warrior is made in the left corner of the east pediment of the Temple of Aphaea in Aegina (approximate date). Today, it is preserved at the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek in Munich, Germany.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342344662#Arts", "title": "480 BC", "revid": 1342344662, "section": "Events › By topic › Arts"}}, {"year": -479, "year_label": "480 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Athenian soldier and statesman, Aristides, as well as the former Athenian archon Xanthippus, return from banishment in Aegina to serve under Themistocles against the Persians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342344662#Greece", "title": "480 BC", "revid": 1342344662, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -457, "year_label": "458 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Aegina joins the Peloponnesian alliance, but their combined fleet is defeated by the Athenians in the Battle of Aegina. The Athenians, under the command of Leocrates, land on the island of Aegina and besiege and defeat the city. Aegina is forced to pay tribute to Athens.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1306222884#Greece", "title": "458 BC", "revid": 1306222884, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -456, "year_label": "457 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Athens goes on to defeat Aegina later in the year, and to finish the construction of the Long Walls to the Athenian port of Piraeus (an action opposed by Sparta).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371321391#Greece", "title": "457 BC", "revid": 1371321391, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -456, "year_label": "457 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Boeotia, Phocis and Opuntian Locris become members of the Delian League. Athens now has enrolled in the Delian League all the Boeotian cities except Thebes. Aegina is forced to become a member of the League. It is assessed, with Thasos, for a yearly contribution to the League of 30 talents.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371321391#Greece", "title": "457 BC", "revid": 1371321391, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -432, "year_label": "433 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Corinthians, upset by Athens' actions, lobby Sparta to take action against Athens. This appeal is backed by Megara (which is being severely affected by Pericles' economic sanctions) and by Aegina (which is being heavily taxed by Pericles and which has been refused home rule).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354173211#Greece", "title": "433 BC", "revid": 1354173211, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -430, "year_label": "431 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Spartans, led by King Archidamus II, invade Attica effectively starting the first phase of the Peloponnesian War, actually the second of such wars, between the Athens-led Delian League and the Sparta-led Peloponnesian League. The Spartans lay waste to the countryside around Athens. Athenian leader, Pericles, does not seriously oppose them, rather withdrawing the rural population of the country districts within Athens' city walls. Instead, he pursues active naval warfare and reduces any danger from the island of Aegina by replacing its native population with Athenians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364036128#Greece", "title": "431 BC", "revid": 1364036128, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -321, "year_label": "322 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Hypereides flees to Aegina only to be captured by the Macedonians at the temple of Poseidon and put to death.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1316405653#Greece", "title": "322 BC", "revid": 1316405653, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -199, "year_label": "200 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Acarnanians, with Macedonian support, invade Attica, causing Athens, which has previously maintained its neutrality, to seek help from the enemies of Philip. Attalus I of Pergamum, who is with his fleet at Aegina, receives an embassy from Athens asking him to come to the city for consultations. After he is told that Roman ambassadors are also in Athens, Attalus goes there in haste.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360771623#Greece", "title": "200 BC", "revid": 1360771623, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}]}