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Conquest of Lydia and integration of the Ionian cities (c. 547–500 BCE)

Conquest of Lydia and integration of the Ionian cities (c. 547–500 BCE)

  1. Cyrus II defeats Croesus and takes Sardis

    Labels: Cyrus II, Sardis, Lydia

  2. Pactyes leads revolt against Persian control in Lydia

    Labels: Pactyes, Lydia, Revolt

  3. Mazares begins subduing western Anatolian cities

    Labels: Mazares, Western Anatolia, Aegean coast

  4. Harpagus completes conquest of Ionian and Aeolian cities

    Labels: Harpagus, Ionian cities, Aeolis

  5. Phocaea evacuates during Persian advance in Ionia

    Labels: Phocaea, Phocaeans, Ionia

  6. Persia incorporates Caria and Lycia into Anatolian holdings

    Labels: Caria, Lycia, Achaemenid Anatolia

  7. Ionian cities operate under Persian-backed tyrannies

    Labels: Ionian cities, Tyrannies, Persia

  8. Polycrates of Samos aligns with Cambyses II

    Labels: Polycrates, Samos, Cambyses II

  9. Artaphernes governs Sardis as satrapal center

    Labels: Artaphernes, Sardis, Satrapy of

  10. Naxos expedition fails, destabilizing Milesian leadership

    Labels: Naxos expedition, Aristagoras, Miletus

  11. Ionian Revolt begins in Miletus

    Labels: Ionian Revolt, Miletus, Aristagoras

  12. Ionian forces burn Sardis, then retreat

    Labels: Sardis, Ionian forces, Burning of

  13. Persian victory at Lade breaks Ionian naval power

    Labels: Battle of, Persian fleet, Ionian navy

  14. Miletus falls; revolt suppressed across Ionia

    Labels: Miletus, Ionian Revolt, Achaemenid reconquest