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Though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. -- Sun Tzu |
Ephesus (499 b.c.)(142 total words in this text)(2090 Reads)  War: Persian-Greek Wars Date: 499 b.c. - b.c. Location: Ephesus (Selcuk), Asia Minor Outcome: Persian victory Principal Commanders: Greek: Aristagoras Persian: Artaphrenes Overview: [Darius I sent the Artaphrenes to attack the allied Greek forces after they had burned down the Persian City of Sardis. The Greeks were defeated at Ephesus and retreated to Thrace.] Fought 499 B.C., between the Athenians and Ionians, under Aristagorus, and the Persians, under Artaphernes. The Greeks who were retreating to the coast after burning Sardis, were overtaken by the pursuing Persians, under the walls of Ephesus, and signally defeated. The Athenians thereupon withdrew their fleet, and took no further part in the war. |
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