499 BC
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| 1st millennium BC |
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Events
[change | change source]- Aristagoras, acting on behalf of the Persian Empire, leads a failed attack on the rebellious island of Naxos.
- Aristagoras instigates the Ionic Revolt, beginning the Persian Wars between Greece and Persia.
- Sardis destroyed by Athenian and Ionian troops.