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Ambracia
39.1580° N, 20.9870° E
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Ambracia (; Greek: Ἀμβρακία, occasionally Ἀμπρακία, Ampracia) was a city of ancient Greece on the site of modern Arta. It was founded by the Corinthians in 625 BC and was situated about 11 km (7 mi) from the Ambracian Gulf, on a bend of the navigable river Arachthos (or Aratthus), in the midst of a fertile wooded plain.
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Founding by Corinthians
c. 625 BCE
Battle of Sybota participation
433 BCE
Defeat at Idomene
426 BCE
Siege by Philip II of Macedon
338 BCE
Becomes capital of Pyrrhus
294 BCE
Roman capture and plunder
189 BCE
Wars involving Philip V and the Aetolian League
220–205 BCE
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