Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 37.735, 23.489 · 9 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 506 BC | Herodotus, Histories | The Aeginetans, long at odds, raid the Athenian coast; the Athenian counterattack fails tradition |
| 491 BC | Herodotus, Histories | Darius sends envoys to Greece demanding earth and water; the Aeginetans give them, and Athens protests |
| 490 BC | Herodotus, Histories | Athens fights a naval battle with Aegina using seventy ships and wins; afterwards the Aeginetans attack the Athenian fleet and capture four ships |
| 479 BC | Herodotus, Histories | The Greek fleet gathers at Aegina and then goes to Delos |
| 464 BC | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Athens plundered the land of Aegina and besieged the city. |
| 459 BC | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Athens sent a great fleet against Aegina and fought there. |
| 458 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | In a great sea battle off Aegina, Athens captures 70 ships, lands, and besieges Aegina |
| 456 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Aegina surrenders on terms: it tears down its walls, gives up its fleet and pays tribute |
| 431 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens expels all the Aeginetans and sends settlers |