IONIAN REVOLT
500 BC - 494 BC

Where did the Ionians live?

On Asia Minor's west coast.


Persia had conquered western Anatolia in 546 BC. In the Ionian Revolt, the Greek cities of Ionia rose up against Darius I, king of Persia.

The Battles
In 495 BC, the Persians defeated the Greeks in the naval Battle of Lade.

The Outcome
Persia managed to keep the upper hand and the revolt failed.

However, the mainland Greeks, Athens and Eretria, showed their allegiance to the rebels during this revolt, which Persia decided was reason enough to start the Greco-Persian Wars.

And here is a map of Greece 500 BC - 479 BC:

MAP OF GREECE 500 BC - 479 BC