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Battle of Ephesus

Type Event Region Asia Minor Time -498

In 498 BCE, after burning Sardis, the Ionian rebels retreated toward the coast and were badly defeated near Ephesus by Persian Lydia's satrap Artaphe…

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  1. -498Road from Sardis to Ephesus · IoniaAfter burning Sardis, the Ionian league forces, together with Athenian and Eretrian reinforcements, retreated along the Cayster valley toward Ephesus, trying to return to the coast to rejoin the fleet, while being persistently harassed by Persian cavalry on the march.
  2. -498Ephesus · IoniaThe Persian satrap of Lydia, Artaphernes, set an ambush near Ephesus and charged the exhausted rebels with cavalry. The league forces scattered; the Athenian and Eretrian reinforcements boarded ship and withdrew home, and the Ionian cities were forced onto the defensive.

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