Magna Graecia Timeline

Greek poleis or city-states establish colonies in Magna Graecia.

Chalcis and Kyme found the colony of Cumae in Magna Graecia.

Sybaris in Magna Graecia founded by Archaean settlers.

Metapontum in Magna Graecia is found by Achaeans.

Croton in Magna Graecia founded by Archaean settlers.

Sparta founds the colony of Tarentum in Magna Graecia.

Agrigento in Sicily is founded by colonists from Gela, Crete and Rhodes.

The Doric Temple of Hera is built at Metapontum, Magna Graecia.

Phocaea founds Elea in Magna Graecia.

Reign of Gelon, tyrant of Gela on Sicily.

Tarentum wins victories against the Messapians and Peucetians in Magna Graecia.

The tyrant Theron rules Agrigento.

Agrigento defeats Carthage at the battle of Himera.

The huge temple of Zeus is built at Agrigento.

Tarentum wins victories against the Messapians and Peucetians in Magna Graecia.

The Messapians inflict a heavy defeat on Tarentum in Magna Graecia.

The Temple of Concordia is built at Agrigento.

Thurii in Magna Graecia founded by Athenian settlers.

Brundisium and Thurii form an alliance in southern Italy.

Tarentum founds Heraclea in Magna Graecia.

The colony of Heraclea in Magna Graecia is founded by Tarentum.

Agrigento is attacked and destroyed by Carthage.

Timoleon agrees a peace treaty with Carthage over their control of Sicily.

Gela, on Sicily, is destroyed by Phintias, the tyrant of Agrigento.

Rome occupies Tarentum in Magna Graecia.

Rome besieges and sacks Agrigento on Sicily in one of the first actions of the First Punic War.

Rome attacks Agrigento.

Tarentum comes under Roman control during the Second Punic War.

All poleis or city-states in Magna Graecia come under Roman control.

Life of the philosopher Philolaus, active in Magna Graecia.