ColonisationThe 3rd century BCE

Colonisation in the 3rd century BCE

One event in the Terralore archive falls in the 3rd century BCE, tagged colonisation — the establishment, administration and ending of colonial rule. It keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
1
Nations
1
Earliest
250 BCE
Latest
250 BCE

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. 3rd century BCEAsia

    Kuwait

    A Seleucid Greek fortress rises on Ikaros

    Under the Seleucid successors of Alexander, a fortified Greek settlement with stone walls and two temples was built on Failaka, the only standing Hellenistic stronghold in the Gulf.

    Era: Failaka: Dilmun and the Greek Island of Ikaros

    Sources: Failaka Island: A Palimpsest of Human Civilizations (Tentative List) · UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Ikaros of the Gulf: Failaka Island · Archaeology Magazine (Archaeological Institute of America)