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Ionian Revolt

Type Event Region Asia Time -499–-493

From 499 to 493 BCE, the Ionian Greek city-states of Asia Minor revolted against Persian Achaemenid rule under Aristagoras of Miletus, with brief Ath…

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  1. -499–-498Miletus · IoniaAristagoras, tyrant of Miletus, incited the Ionian city-states to revolt; the allied forces attacked and burned Sardis, the Lydian capital, and the revolt quickly spread along the coast of Asia Minor.
  2. -498–-497Ephesus · IoniaAthens and Eretria sent reinforcements to support the revolt; the allied forces engaged the Persian army near Ephesus but failed to achieve a decisive victory, and the reinforcements subsequently withdrew to mainland Greece.
  3. -494–-493Miletus · IoniaThe Persian king Darius I sent generals to suppress the revolt; Miletus fell and was completely destroyed in 494 BCE, its inhabitants exiled, ending the Ionian Revolt, after which Persia planned retaliation against Athens for supporting the revolt.

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