Ionian Revolt
Greeks against Persia
The Ionian Revolt (499–493 BCE) was an uprising of Greek city-states in Ionia (western Anatolia) against Persian rule.
Athens and Eretria sent ships to support the rebels, who burned the Persian regional capital at Sardis.
The revolt's failure and Persia's desire for revenge led directly to the Persian Wars—Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis.
- CyprusMediterranean island nation
- Persian EmpireAncient Iranian imperial dominion
- EphesusAncient Greek city, Asia Minor
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- Greek city-statesAncient independent urban communities
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- Greco-Persian WarsThermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, Xerxes, Darius
- Ancient PersiaPersepolis, Cyrus the Great, Xerxes, Behistun inscription, satrap
- Greek WarsPeloponnesian War, Trojan War, Persian Wars, Battle of Marathon, Social War
- IoniaEphesus, Thales, Heraclitus, Asia Minor
- MiletusThales, Milesian school, Isidore, Temple of Apollo, agora