= 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'''. [[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. Following a brief [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Napoleonic conquest]], Rab was ceded to the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Austrian Empire]]. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryCityState