12 cent. BC: traces of Mycenean presence in Cnidus
end of 7th cent. BC: the Cnidians participated in the foundation of the Hellenion in Naucratis
580-576 BC: foundation of the colony on the Lipari Islands, by the Cnidians and Rhodians .
Before 546 BC: the Cnidians dedicated a monumental treasury in Delphi
After 546 BC: the city was captured by the Persians
After 478 BC: Cnidus became a member of the Athenian League
412 BC: Cnidus defected from the Athenian League
394 BC: naval battle off the coast of Cnidus. The Spartan fleet was defeated by the Persian.
394-391 BC: Cnidus participated in an alliance of the cities, which stirke coinage with the image of Heracles struggling the snakes
386 BC: Antalcidas’ Peace, The city fell into the hands of the Persians
367-354 BC: Cnidus was under the control of the satrap of Caria Mausolus. Eudoxus, the famous mathematician composed the city's legislation
334 BC: The city was freed by Alexander the Great , who established a democracy. The city was probably relocated and moved from the site Datça to the western end of the peninsula, at the site of Tekir
3rd cent. BC: Cnidus was under the control of the Ptolemies
201 BC: Failed attempt by PhilipV of Macedon to capture the city
190 BC: Cnidian naval force aided the Rhodians against Antioch III in Daidala
188 BC: after the Peace of Apamea the city was under the Rhodian control but was typically independent
167 BC: Cnidus acquired a more autonomous role in the region 100 BC: Cnidus belonged to the Province of Asia
48 BC: Caesar granted the city the right of freedom
29 BC: Cnidus signed a treaty with Rome