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| The island has been inhabited by Liburnians. The Greeks called it ''Arba''. Octavian Augustus built fortifications and named the city ''Municipium''. | The island was inhabited by Liburnians; the Greeks called it '''Arba'''. [[WorldHistory/RomanEmpire|Octavian Augustus]] built fortifications and named the city '''Municipium'''. It developed as a [[WorldHistory/DalmatianCityStates|city state]] under the protection of the [[WorldHistory/ByzantineEmpire|Byzantine Empire]]. It submitted to [[Italy/Democratization#Republic_of_Venice|Venetian]] suzerainity in 1000, then was conquered by [[Hungary/LouisI|Louis I]] in 1358. Venice reclaimed the city in 1409. |
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| Rab developed as a [[Croatia/DalmatianCityState|city state]] under the protection of the Byzantine Empire. It submitted to Venetian suzerainity in 1000, then was conquered by '''Louis I''' of [[Hungary/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Hungary|Hungary]] in 1358. The Republic of Venice reclaimed the city in 1409. Following a brief Napoleonic conquest, Dubrovnik was ceded to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
Following a brief [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Napoleonic conquest]], Rab was ceded to the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Austrian Empire]]. |
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Rab
Rab is a town in Croatia, on an island also named Rab.
History
The island was inhabited by Liburnians; the Greeks called it Arba. Octavian Augustus built fortifications and named the city Municipium. It developed as a city state under the protection of the Byzantine Empire. It submitted to Venetian suzerainity in 1000, then was conquered by Louis I in 1358. Venice reclaimed the city in 1409.
Following a brief Napoleonic conquest, Rab was ceded to the Austrian Empire.