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Miletus
Miletus , ancient seaport of W Asia Minor, in Caria, on the mainland not far from Sámos. It was occupied by Greeks in the settlement of the E Aegean (c.1000 BC) and became one of the principal cities of Ionia. From the 8th cent. BC it led in colonization, especially on the Black Sea. The Mile... Read more
Darius I
Darius I (Darius the Great) , d. 486 BC, king of ancient Persia (521-486 BC), called also Dariavaush and Darius Hystaspis (after his father, Hystaspes or Vishtaspa). A distant cousin of Cambyses II (see under Cambyses ), he succeeded to the throne after the fall of the impostor claiming to be Sm... Read more
Ionia
Ionia , ancient region of Asia Minor. It occupied a narrow coastal strip on the E Mediterranean (in present-day W Turkey) as well as the neighboring Aegean Islands, which now mainly belong to Greece. In its favorable position between the civilizations to the west (e.g., the Greek Aegean) and to the ... Read more
Mariano Arista
Mariano Arista , 1802-55, Mexican general and president (1851-53). A royalist in the revolt against Spain, he later joined Agustín de Iturbide. He fought in the Mexican army that tried to put down the Texas revolt (1836). In command of the army in N Mexico in the Mexican War, he was defeated ... Read more
Amasa
Amasa , in the Bible. 1 Cousin of Absalom, with whom he revolted. Later he became David's commander in chief; he was murdered by Joab. 2 Ephraimite chief. ... Read more
Mesha
Mesha , in the Bible. 1 King of Moab contemporary with Ahab. Ahab was his overlord, after whose death Mesha attempted a revolt against Israel. The account of this is inscribed on the Moabite stone . 2 Son of Caleb. ... Read more
Peasants' Revolt
Peasants' Revolt an uprising in 1381 among the peasant and artisan classes in England, particularly in Kent and Essex. The rebels marched on London, occupying the city and executing unpopular ministers, but after the death of their leader, Wat Tyler, they were persuaded to disperse by Richard I... Read more
Jacquerie
Jacquerie [Fr.,=collection of Jacques, which is, like Jacques Bonhomme, a nickname for the French peasant], 1358, revolt of the French peasantry. The uprising was in part a reaction to widespread poverty during the Hundred Years War. Peasants revolted against the écorcheurs (mercenarie... Read more
Evesham
Evesham , town (1991 pop. 15,069), Worcestershire, W central England, on the Avon River. Evesham is the center of the Vale of Evesham, known for its market gardens. It is also a popular summer resort. Simon de Montfort , leader of the revolt against Henry III, was killed in 1265 during the battle o... Read more
Robert Kett
Robert Kett d. 1549, English rebel. He led an agrarian revolt in 1549 as a protest against the enclosure of common land for sheep grazing. With 16,000 men he blockaded Norwich, but was defeated and executed. ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Ionian revolt"

Caria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...The Carians were probably a native people, but their region was settled by both Dorian and Ionian colonists. Caria was a center of the Ionian revolt (c.499 BC) that was a prelude to the Persian Wars. Some of the communities joined (c.468 BC... Read more
Eretria
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Aegean. It supported (499 BC) the Ionian cities in the revolt against Persian control. In retaliation...445 BC) a colony there, which revolted in 411 with the rest of Euboea...had been created, Eretria again revolted (349 BC). Excavations have uncovered... Read more
Miltiades
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Gallipoli Peninsula. He accompanied (c.513) Darius in the Persian expedition into Scythia. Later he took part in the revolt of Ionian Greece against the Persians (499-493) and afterward fled to Athens. His experience and ability made him a powerful... Read more
Ionia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Dorians. Athens claimed to be the mother city of all the Ionian colonists, but modern scholars believe that the Ionians were actually a mixed group (mainly from Attica and Boeotia...Sea. Conquest and Reconquest In the 7th cent. BC the Ionian cities were invaded by the Cimmerians, but they survived...the ... Read more
Pátrai
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Gulf of Pátrai, which connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Ionian Sea. Pátrai is a commercial, industrial, and transportation...BC) a leading member of the Second Achaean League . It led a revolt against the Macedonians in 218 BC but sank into insignificance... Read more
Miletus
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...strong enough to resist the Lydian kings and were not molested by the Persians. In 499 BC, however, they stirred up the revolt of Ionian Greeks against Persia; the Persians sacked the city (494 BC). Although less flourishing, Miletus remained an important... Read more
Greece, relations with
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...to British travellers than Italy. When the Greeks rose in revolt against their Turkish rulers in 1821, British opinion was...the Turks, not for the first time, to institute reform. The revolt dragged on, with appalling atrocities on both sides, and in...made substantial territorial gains. In 1864 Britain ceded ... Read more
Herodotus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...had been the work of a group of Greek intellectuals from the Ionian cities of Asia Minor who, from about 550 B.C. onward, wrote...from 560 B.C. onward. Books V and VI cover primarily the lonian Revolt (499-494 B.C.) and the subsequent Persian expedition that was... Read more
Rhodes
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Spain. Rhodes retained its independence until the Persian conquest in the late 6th cent. BC and joined (c.500 BC) the Ionian revolt that led to the Persian Wars . Rhodes later joined the Delian League (led by Athens) but fell away from Athens in 411... Read more
Darius I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...The first years of his reign were spent in putting down revolts in Persia, Media, Babylonia, and the East. He then proved...tyrant Hippias , but more serious quarrels began with the revolt (c.500 BC) of the Ionian cities against Persian rule. Having put down the rebels, Darius... Read more

Dictionary entries related to "Ionian revolt"

Miletus
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Miletus One of the leading Ionian cities of Asia Minor. It established a number of colonies...within CROESUS' sphere of influence, and in 499 led the revolt of the Ionians against Persia. After its final defeat in 494 it was razed, and never thereafter recovered its former power. It revolted from the ... Read more

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A historical commentary on Herodotus, Book 6.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 11/1/2005; 171 words ; ...sources and use of them, the 499 Ionian revolt against Persia, and the role of Histiaeus...depictions of such matters as the revolt and its aftermath, the various aspects...political charges in Ionia after the revolt, and problems in the Argos narrative... Read more