IONIAN REVOLT - rapid expansion of Persia as an imperial power (jan 1, 499 BC – jan 1, 493 BC)
Description:
"The Persian king ... with the intent of making himself master of all of Europe" - Herodotus"Persians will never be content" - Herodotus
"Herodotus’ history of the Ionian is a narrative about being conquered" - Munson
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Date:
jan 1, 499 BC
jan 1, 493 BC
~ 6 years