Territorial change of Polis (Greek City-States)

“Polis”(Greek City-States) — appears in this map’s data from 800 BC to AD 83. Its territory was largest in 164 BC – 145 BC, at ≈ 206 thousand km².

Territory by period

Period	Area
800 BC – 751 BC	≈ 58 thousand km²
750 BC – 701 BC	≈ 64 thousand km²
700 BC – 676 BC	≈ 91 thousand km²
675 BC – 651 BC	≈ 91 thousand km²
650 BC – 631 BC	≈ 124 thousand km²
630 BC – 616 BC	≈ 139 thousand km²
615 BC – 601 BC	≈ 167 thousand km²
600 BC – 551 BC	≈ 170 thousand km²
550 BC – 541 BC	≈ 189 thousand km²
540 BC – 531 BC	≈ 168 thousand km²
530 BC – 501 BC	≈ 167 thousand km²
500 BC – 481 BC	≈ 146 thousand km²
480 BC – 451 BC	≈ 123 thousand km²
450 BC – 405 BC	≈ 125 thousand km²
404 BC – 384 BC	≈ 173 thousand km²
383 BC – 367 BC	≈ 179 thousand km²
366 BC – 351 BC	≈ 124 thousand km²
350 BC – 338 BC	≈ 144 thousand km²
337 BC – 334 BC	≈ 94 thousand km²
333 BC – 332 BC	≈ 95 thousand km²
331 BC – 327 BC	≈ 105 thousand km²
326 BC – 324 BC	≈ 98 thousand km²
323 BC – 319 BC	≈ 134 thousand km²
318 BC – 308 BC	≈ 163 thousand km²
307 BC – 302 BC	≈ 89 thousand km²
301 BC – 292 BC	≈ 88 thousand km²
291 BC – 285 BC	≈ 80 thousand km²
284 BC – 284 BC	≈ 94 thousand km²
283 BC – 282 BC	≈ 94 thousand km²
281 BC – 280 BC	≈ 95 thousand km²
279 BC – 278 BC	≈ 92 thousand km²
277 BC – 276 BC	≈ 68 thousand km²
275 BC – 273 BC	≈ 94 thousand km²
272 BC – 272 BC	≈ 99 thousand km²
225 BC – 224 BC	≈ 87 thousand km²
223 BC – 211 BC	≈ 88 thousand km²
210 BC – 209 BC	≈ 71 thousand km²
208 BC – 207 BC	≈ 71 thousand km²
206 BC – 203 BC	≈ 81 thousand km²
202 BC – 198 BC	≈ 78 thousand km²
197 BC – 189 BC	≈ 131 thousand km²
188 BC – 171 BC	≈ 191 thousand km²
170 BC – 165 BC	≈ 179 thousand km²
164 BC – 145 BC	≈ 206 thousand km²
144 BC – 127 BC	≈ 103 thousand km²
126 BC – 111 BC	≈ 100 thousand km²
110 BC – 88 BC	≈ 89 thousand km²
87 BC – 78 BC	≈ 66 thousand km²
77 BC – 64 BC	≈ 32 thousand km²
63 BC – 43 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²
42 BC – AD 77	≈ 24 thousand km²
AD 78 – 83	≈ 602 km²

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in 164 BC – 145 BC (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Frame	Area	Rank
800 BC	≈ 58 thousand km²	7 of 15
750 BC	≈ 64 thousand km²	10 of 33
700 BC	≈ 91 thousand km²	8 of 29
675 BC	≈ 91 thousand km²	7 of 29
650 BC	≈ 124 thousand km²	9 of 34
630 BC	≈ 139 thousand km²	8 of 32
615 BC	≈ 167 thousand km²	9 of 35
600 BC	≈ 170 thousand km²	9 of 49
550 BC	≈ 189 thousand km²	9 of 49
540 BC	≈ 168 thousand km²	8 of 48
530 BC	≈ 167 thousand km²	7 of 47
500 BC	≈ 146 thousand km²	7 of 45
480 BC	≈ 123 thousand km²	7 of 43
450 BC	≈ 125 thousand km²	9 of 34
404 BC	≈ 173 thousand km²	9 of 32
383 BC	≈ 179 thousand km²	10 of 34
366 BC	≈ 124 thousand km²	10 of 36
350 BC	≈ 144 thousand km²	10 of 35
337 BC	≈ 94 thousand km²	11 of 30
333 BC	≈ 95 thousand km²	11 of 31
331 BC	≈ 105 thousand km²	12 of 33
326 BC	≈ 98 thousand km²	12 of 33
323 BC	≈ 134 thousand km²	11 of 36
318 BC	≈ 163 thousand km²	10 of 36
315 BC	≈ 163 thousand km²	11 of 34
307 BC	≈ 89 thousand km²	17 of 37
301 BC	≈ 88 thousand km²	17 of 38
291 BC	≈ 80 thousand km²	20 of 40
284 BC	≈ 94 thousand km²	18 of 39
283 BC	≈ 94 thousand km²	18 of 39
281 BC	≈ 95 thousand km²	17 of 39
279 BC	≈ 92 thousand km²	18 of 43
277 BC	≈ 68 thousand km²	21 of 43
275 BC	≈ 94 thousand km²	18 of 43
272 BC	≈ 99 thousand km²	17 of 44
225 BC	≈ 87 thousand km²	24 of 43
223 BC	≈ 88 thousand km²	22 of 41
222 BC	≈ 88 thousand km²	20 of 39
218 BC	≈ 88 thousand km²	19 of 38
216 BC	≈ 88 thousand km²	19 of 38
212 BC	≈ 88 thousand km²	19 of 39
210 BC	≈ 71 thousand km²	21 of 38
208 BC	≈ 71 thousand km²	25 of 46
206 BC	≈ 81 thousand km²	25 of 56
203 BC	≈ 81 thousand km²	22 of 40
202 BC	≈ 78 thousand km²	21 of 39
197 BC	≈ 131 thousand km²	18 of 43
188 BC	≈ 191 thousand km²	17 of 44
170 BC	≈ 179 thousand km²	16 of 43
164 BC	≈ 206 thousand km²	15 of 40
144 BC	≈ 103 thousand km²	21 of 39
126 BC	≈ 100 thousand km²	22 of 37
110 BC	≈ 89 thousand km²	21 of 38
91 BC	≈ 89 thousand km²	19 of 39
87 BC	≈ 66 thousand km²	25 of 36
77 BC	≈ 32 thousand km²	30 of 37
66 BC	≈ 32 thousand km²	30 of 35
63 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	38 of 43
50 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	40 of 46
49 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	40 of 46
48 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	40 of 46
46 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	39 of 45
44 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	39 of 45
42 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	38 of 45
41 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	38 of 45
40 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	38 of 45
36 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	42 of 49
31 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	42 of 49
30 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	42 of 49
27 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	40 of 47
25 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	37 of 44
19 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	37 of 44
14 BC	≈ 24 thousand km²	37 of 44
AD 1	≈ 24 thousand km²	38 of 45
AD 6	≈ 24 thousand km²	37 of 45
AD 9	≈ 24 thousand km²	37 of 45
AD 14	≈ 24 thousand km²	36 of 43
AD 23	≈ 24 thousand km²	35 of 41
AD 30	≈ 24 thousand km²	36 of 42
AD 43	≈ 24 thousand km²	37 of 44
AD 51	≈ 24 thousand km²	36 of 43
AD 60	≈ 24 thousand km²	36 of 43
AD 68	≈ 24 thousand km²	34 of 42
AD 78	≈ 602 km²	42 of 42

Its highest rank was in 530 BC: number 47 of 7.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Bosporan Kingdom — 64 frames
Roman Republic — 48 frames
Kingdom of Bithynia — 36 frames
Ancient Carthage — 26 frames
Thracian kingdom — 26 frames
Seleucid Empire — 25 frames
Macedonia (ancient kingdom) — 24 frames
Scythians — 23 frames
Kingdom of Pontus — 22 frames
Antigonid dynasty — 17 frames
Aetolian League — 16 frames
Roman Empire — 15 frames
Achaean League — 15 frames
Achaemenid Empire — 13 frames
Ptolemaic Kingdom — 13 frames
Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity) — 11 frames
Kingdom of Cappadocia — 9 frames
Peloponnesian League — 8 frames
Lydia — 7 frames
Lysimachus — 5 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 10 by area.

Frame		Other country	Area
144 BC	lost	Roman Republic	≈ 102 thousand km²
188 BC	gained	Seleucid Empire	≈ 52 thousand km²
197 BC	gained	Antigonid dynasty	≈ 51 thousand km²
164 BC	gained	Antigonid dynasty	≈ 43 thousand km²
77 BC	lost	Kingdom of Armenia (antiquity)	≈ 35 thousand km²
337 BC	lost	Macedonia (ancient kingdom)	≈ 27 thousand km²
500 BC	lost	Achaemenid Empire	≈ 25 thousand km²
318 BC	gained	Peloponnesian War	≈ 23 thousand km²
540 BC	lost	Achaemenid Empire	≈ 23 thousand km²
271 BC	lost	Roman Republic	≈ 22 thousand km²

Wikipedia summary

A polis (pl.: poleis) was any Ancient Greek city-state. The ancient word polis had socio-political connotations not possessed by modern usage. For example, Modern Greek πόλη (póli), "city", is located within a χώρα (chóra), "country", which is a πατρίδα (patrída) or "native land" for its citizens.

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