Ionian Revolt
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece, Turkey, Asia Minor
- Date: 499-494
Article abstract: The Greek city-states of Ionia in Asia Minor revolted against their Persian rulers, an event that was the opening chapter of the Greco-Persian War, a war in which the Greeks were ultimately victorious.
Summary of Event
Ionia, in western Asia Minor (now Turkey), was made up of independent Greek-speaking city-states. The city-state, or polis, was the basic form of political, social, and economic organization in the Greek world, which included Ionia, the Aegean islands, and the Greek mainland. However, in the mid-sixth century b.c.e.,...
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