{"slug": "kos", "label": "Kos", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kos", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187027", "qid": "Q187027", "description": "Greek island", "entries": 10, "years": 9, "span": [-459, 670], "span_label": ["460 BCE", "670 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 5}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "rhodes", "label": "Rhodes", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "chios", "label": "Chios", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "athens", "label": "Athens", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "caria", "label": "Caria", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "aegean-sea", "label": "Aegean Sea", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "greece", "label": "Greece", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "constantinople", "label": "Constantinople", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "arabbyzantine-wars", "label": "Arab–Byzantine wars", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sea-of-marmara", "label": "Sea of Marmara", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cyzicus", "label": "Cyzicus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "cyprus", "label": "Cyprus", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -459, "year_label": "460 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Hippocrates of Cos, Greek physician (approximate year) (d. 375 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354173290#Births", "title": "460 BC", "revid": 1354173290, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -365, "year_label": "366 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Athens founds the town of Kos on the island of Kos in the Aegean Sea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300116023#Greece", "title": "366 BC", "revid": 1300116023, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -355, "year_label": "356 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Achaemenid King Artaxerxes III orders all the satraps (governors) of his empire to dismiss their mercenaries. The Athenians, who have originally approved their mercenaries' collaboration with Artabazus of Phrygia, order them to leave due to their fear of Achaemenid support for the rebellion of Chios, Rhodes, and Cos. Thebes follows suit and withdraws its mercenaries.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343819365#Persian_Empire", "title": "356 BC", "revid": 1343819365, "section": "Events › By place › Persian Empire"}}, {"year": -355, "year_label": "356 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Social War begins between the Second Athenian League, led by Athens, and its revolting allies of Chios, Rhodes, and Kos as well as the independent state Byzantium. Mausolus, the tyrant of Caria, instigates the rebellion against the Athenian control of these states. The revolting allies ravage the islands of Lemnos and Imbros which are loyal to Athens.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1343819365#Greece", "title": "356 BC", "revid": 1343819365, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -353, "year_label": "354 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Athens recognises the independence of Chios, Kos and Rhodes and makes peace with Mausolus of Caria.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1291610084#Greece", "title": "354 BC", "revid": 1291610084, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -308, "year_label": "309 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Ptolemy arrives at Kos and sends for Ptolemaeus (the nephew of Antigonus – who has revolted against Antigonus) to join him to discuss strategy. After finding out Ptolemaeus plans to take over his army and fleet, Ptolemy forces him to commit suicide.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1247027805#Greece", "title": "309 BC", "revid": 1247027805, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": 141, "year_label": "141 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "The 141 Lycia earthquake affects most of the Roman provinces of Lycia and Caria and the islands of Rhodes, Kos, Simi and Serifos. It triggers a severe tsunami, which causes major inundation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371186469#Asia", "title": "AD 141", "revid": 1371186469, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 554, "year_label": "554 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – The 554 Anatolia earthquake takes place in the southwest coasts of Anatolia (Asia Minor). It affects the Güllük Gulf (Mandalya Gulf), and the island of Kos.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364904137#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "554", "revid": 1364904137, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 654, "year_label": "654 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Muawiyah, governor of Syria, stations a large garrison on Cyprus. He conquers the Greek island of Kos in the Dodecanese.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362652029#Arabian_Caliphate", "title": "654", "revid": 1362652029, "section": "Events › By place › Arabian Caliphate"}}, {"year": 670, "year_label": "670 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Arab-Byzantine War: The Arab fleet dominates the Aegean Sea and conquers the strategic islands, Rhodes, Cos and Chios. The shore on the southern part of Sea of Marmara is taken, providing an excellent base at Cyzicus to begin the blockade of Constantinople by sea.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367634463#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "670", "revid": 1367634463, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}]}