FormationThe 7th century BCE

Formation in the 7th century BCE

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged formation — origins, unifications and the founding of states as each nation's archive records them, narrowed to the 7th century BCE — 2 of them, drawn from 1 nation, running from 650 BCE to 631 BCE. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
2
Nations
1
Earliest
650 BCE
Latest
631 BCE

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

  1. later 7th century BCEAfrica

    Libya

    Phoenicians found Leptis Magna

    Phoenician colonists establish Leptis Magna, which with Oea (Tripoli) and Sabratha forms the 'three cities' that give Tripolitania its name.

    Era: Phoenician Tripolitania, Greek Cyrene and Roman Rule

    Sources: Leptis Magna · Wikipedia, Libya · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. 631 BCEAfrica

    Libya

    Greeks found Cyrene

    Settlers from Thera, led by Battus, found Cyrene in eastern Libya; it becomes the chief city of the Cyrenaican Pentapolis and a renowned centre of Greek culture.

    Era: Phoenician Tripolitania, Greek Cyrene and Roman Rule

    Sources: Cyrene, Libya · Wikipedia, Cyrenaica · Encyclopaedia Britannica