= 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''. [[WorldHistory/RomanEmpire|Octavian Augustus]] built fortifications and named the city ''Municipium''. 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. Following a brief [[WorldHistory/NapoleonicWars|Napoleonic conquest]], Rab was ceded to the [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Austrian Empire]]. ---- CategoryRicottone CategoryCityState