281-261 BC: Period of Stratonicea’s foundation
246-226/5 BC: Bestowal of Stratonicea to Rhodes on an uncertain date in this interval.
230-220 BC: Stratonicea hosted the Delphic Theoroi.
200 BC: The city came under the control of Philip V.
197 BC: The Rhodians recovered the city with Antiochus’ III help. Heavy taxation imposed by the Rhodians.
167 BC: Stratonicea defected from Rhodes. Rhodes attempted to capture Stratonicea. Stratonicea was declared a free city by the Roman Senate. The city struck coins.
130 BC: Continuous conflicts with Rhodes. Aristonicus took refuge in Stratonicea, where he was arrested after a siege.
88 BC: The city was occupied by Mithridates during the Mithridatic war but it remained faithful to Rome. In the end, Stratonicea was compensated by Sulla.
40 BC: The Parthian hordes besieged Stratonicea but failed to capture the city. The sanctuary of Hecate was sacked. The Romans granted privileges to the city.
30 BC: Stratonicea was declared civitas libera. The tax exemption attributed to the city encouraged a new economic blossoming.
253-268 AD: The period of Gallienus. The latest coins were minted.