Lelantine War

Timeline

1. c. -710–-700Lelantine Plain · EuboeaChalcis and Eretria contested the fertile Lelantine Plain and the trade route to the Isthmus of Corinth; relations broke down, war erupted, and each side sought alliance support from other Greek city-states.
2. c. -700–-680Greece · GreeceAccording to later accounts, Samos supported Chalcis and Miletus supported Eretria, while Corinth, Sparta, and Athens were also involved to varying degrees; characterized by intermittent conflict and naval warfare, the war became a typical case of early pan-Hellenic alliance confrontation.
3. c. -680–-650Island of Euboea · EuboeaProlonged attrition severely weakened both Chalcis and Eretria, and Euboea lost its leading position in the Greek world; the power of Athens, Corinth, and others rose, and some participants directed populations to colonize southern Italy and elsewhere, indirectly driving overseas expansion.