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