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BCE, The Start Of The Ionian Revolt
The Ionian Revolt started the First Persian War. During 539 BC, "Cyrus The Great" ruled Persia and most of West Asia. During his reign he captured Lydia, which lay along the coast of Anatolia. The cities that were dependent of Lydia became helpless and Cyruses next move was to capture those cities. The residents of these Citys were then called Ionians. Ionia is today based in Modern Turkey. The Persian occupied Greek city-states decided to revolt. This is known as the Ionian revolt. -
BCE, End Of The Ionean Revolt
But the Ionians were defeated in the Battle of Lade in 494 BC. The Ionian revolt lasted for about half a decade. -
BCE, The Start Of The First Persian War
Darius decided to extend his empire and he did so by acquiring the islands of East Aegean and the Propontis. After the revolt Darius selected his son-in-law Mardonius for resettlement of the cities destroyed in the revolt. Democracy was introduced, tax system was more liberal, and prisoners were released and sent back to hometowns. Darius civil attitude was a move to pressurize the Greek states to surrender, which they did so, exept Athens and Sparta -
BCE, The Battle Of Marathon, The End Of The First Persian War
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BC, The battle of Thermopylae
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BC, The start of the second persian war
on 480 bc Xerves sent abuot 100,000 men to invade greece
