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249 BC. Loukios expedition.
249 BC
A new expedition, with funds from the common treasury, under geographer and explorer Loukios will follow Pytheas and Adelphius routes to the North, to establish new trade hubs and establish a colony in a land rich in amber at the Baltic sea. Ten venemeres and several trade ships with more than two thousand crew,colonist and traders set sail from Naucratia.
Loukios expedition (249-246 BC)
After Kassitia the first stop of Loukios was in the lands of Robogdi’s and other small tribes, were he establish a trade hub colony(Agrinio) and exchanged gifts with the local kings. From there he sailed to modern day Scotland were he establish small trade hubs and meet the Caledonia tribe. After the establish of formal relations with them, Loukios sailed South East to Coritani(Britons) lands. From there he went to Kallikrateia were stayed for some time. After Kallikrateia he made a stop in Abalus and from there he went all the way up to modern day Oslo,Norway. After Oslo he sailed South to modern day Halmstad were he establish a new trade hub colony, Ypervoreia. After some months he left Ypervoreia and went all the way to the Baltic Sea, were he reach the rich in precious amber modern day Gdansk, the primary reason of this expedition. Chalkis a new trade hub colony of one hundred people establish. When the fortifications of the new settlement were ready, Loukios sailed all the way up to modern day Gotland and Stockholm. After that he returned home. The expedition was a big success, Massaliot League now had direct access to the biggest source of Amber in Europe.
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A new expedition, with funds from the common treasury, under geographer and explorer Loukios will follow Pytheas and Adelphius routes to the North, to establish new trade hubs and establish a colony in a land rich in amber at the Baltic sea. Ten venemeres and several trade ships with more than two thousand crew,colonist and traders set sail from Naucratia.
Loukios expedition (249-246 BC)
After Kassitia the first stop of Loukios was in the lands of Robogdi’s and other small tribes, were he establish a trade hub colony(Agrinio) and exchanged gifts with the local kings. From there he sailed to modern day Scotland were he establish small trade hubs and meet the Caledonia tribe. After the establish of formal relations with them, Loukios sailed South East to Coritani(Britons) lands. From there he went to Kallikrateia were stayed for some time. After Kallikrateia he made a stop in Abalus and from there he went all the way up to modern day Oslo,Norway. After Oslo he sailed South to modern day Halmstad were he establish a new trade hub colony, Ypervoreia. After some months he left Ypervoreia and went all the way to the Baltic Sea, were he reach the rich in precious amber modern day Gdansk, the primary reason of this expedition. Chalkis a new trade hub colony of one hundred people establish. When the fortifications of the new settlement were ready, Loukios sailed all the way up to modern day Gotland and Stockholm. After that he returned home. The expedition was a big success, Massaliot League now had direct access to the biggest source of Amber in Europe.
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- Diplomats send to Massalia to establish formal relations
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