Iolha

Iolha lies at the northern end of the Acaya city-states. Long somewhat isolated from the greater political concerns of their southern brethren, the Iolhans lived a largely peaceful existence, trading with their northern neighbors the Edemir, and later, Lesa, and with the occasional Leunan or Opulensi merchants who arrived from distant ports. Around roughly 490 SR, however, they began to expand southward, conquering their southern neighbors one by one and forging the greatest Acaya state that had yet been made. Unfortunately for the rising power, they attracted the notice of the Leunan Empire, which invaded in 530.
In legend, the first king of Iolha tricked a group of malevolent spirits to secure land to build his city.
Category:Countries
Category:Acaya