Corcyra

Classical Age

During the Sicilian campaigns of Athens, Corcyra served as a supply base; after a third abortive oligarchic rising in 410 BC, it effectively withdrew from the war. In 375 BC, it again joined the Athenian alliance; two years later, it was besieged by a Spartan force, but despite the devastation of its flourishing countryside, it held out successfully until relieved. In the Hellenistic period, Corcyra was under attack from several directions.