HIS 220 Lecture 20: Week 10
Document Summary
Cyrus the great establishes sardis as the capitol of ionia, a satrapy of persia in 546 bce. Military rebellions by several greek regions of asia minor against persian rule. Athens and eretria send help: marched on, captured, and burnt sardis, followed by persian troops and later beaten at the battle of ephesus. 494 persian army and navy regroups: they made straight for the epicenter of the rebellion at miletus. Ionians lose and miletus is captured: ended the revolt. Constituted the first major conflict between greece and the persian empire. Sent to athens to punish them for assisting the ionians in the ionian revolt. Destroyed in a storm off the coast near mount athos. Burned naxos and eretria and deported their populations. Said to have run from marathon to athens to deliver news of a military victory against the. Athenians decisively defeated the more numerous persians, marking a turning point in the.
