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Group: Vojvodina (Voivodship) of Serbia and Tamis Banat
Topic: Year of the Six Emperors, or Roman Civil War of 238

…the city of Athens—urged on by Ptolemy …

Years: 267BCE - 267BCE

…the city of Athens—urged on by Ptolemy II of Hellenistic Egypt and receiving some support from Epirus—declare a war against Macedon for the liberation of Greece: the so-called Chremonidean War (266-262), named for Athens' leader, the handsome Chremonides.

In Athens itself, the Lyceum had declined considerably in importance by the time of Strabo’s death in 269.