Athens makes another large-scale attempt, this one …
Years: 436BCE - 436BCE
Athens makes another large-scale attempt, this one in 437-436 BCE successful, at colonizing Ennea Hodoi, “Nine Roads”,.
Located on the Strymon (Strimón) River about three miles from the Aegean Sea, in Macedonia, the new city, Amphipolis, is a strategic transportation center, controlling the bridge over the Strymon and the route from northern Greece to the Hellespont, including the western approach to the timber, gold, and silver of Mount Pangaeum in Thrace.
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- Weapons
- Grains and produce
- Ceramics
- Strategic metals
- Beer, wine, and spirits
- Lumber
- Land
- Manufactured goods
