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Chronicle I of XI

The Greco-Persian Wars

Greece against the Persian Empire

Half a century of war between the Greek city-states and Persia, from the Ionian Revolt and Marathon to Salamis and final victory.

Span
499 – 449 BC
Entries
9
A Greek hoplite fighting a Persian warrior
Frontispiece · A Greek hoplite fighting a Persian warriorVia Wikimedia Commons
  1. 499 BC

    The Ionian RevoltMilitary

    Ionia rises against the Great King

    The Greek cities of Ionia throw off Persian rule, and Athens sends ships to their aid.

    A Greek hoplite fighting a Persian warrior
    A Greek hoplite fighting a Persian warrior · Via Wikimedia Commons
    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3
  2. 498 BC

    The Ionian RevoltMilitary

    The burning of Sardis

    Ionian and Athenian troops storm and burn Sardis, the seat of Persian power in the west.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3
  3. 494 BC

    The Ionian RevoltMilitary

    Miletus falls at Lade

    The Persian fleet crushes the Ionians at Lade, and Miletus is sacked, ending the revolt.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3
  4. 490 BC

    The First Persian InvasionMilitary

    Victory at Marathon

    A Persian expedition lands at Marathon and is routed by the outnumbered Athenians under Miltiades.

    The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC
    The Battle of Marathon, 490 BC · Via Wikimedia Commons
    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3
  5. 480 BC

    The Invasion of XerxesMilitary

    The stand at Thermopylae

    Xerxes invades with a vast army; Leonidas and 300 Spartans die holding the pass at Thermopylae.

    Leonidas at Thermopylae, by Jacques-Louis David
    Leonidas at Thermopylae, by Jacques-Louis David · Via Wikimedia Commons

    Military

    The sea-victory at Salamis

    Themistocles lures the Persian fleet into the straits of Salamis, where it is shattered.

    The naval Battle of Salamis, 480 BC
    The naval Battle of Salamis, 480 BC · Via Wikimedia Commons
    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3
  6. 479 BC

    The Invasion of XerxesMilitary

    Plataea frees Greece

    The Greek army destroys Mardonius's forces at Plataea, and a second victory at Mycale ends the invasion.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3
  7. 478 BC

    The Greek Counter-offensivePolitical

    The Delian League

    Athens leads a new alliance of maritime states to carry the war to Persia and free the Greeks of Asia.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3
  8. 466 BC

    The Greek Counter-offensiveMilitary

    Double victory at the Eurymedon

    Cimon destroys a Persian army and fleet in a single day at the Eurymedon river.

    Meanwhile, elsewhere · 3

  9. 1 more entry, to 449 BC