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499 Persia attacks Naxos; winter, Aristagoras visits Sparta and Athens.
498 lonians and allies burn Sardis.
497 Battles in Cyprus and in waters off Cyprus.
497—496 Persian offensives by land in Asia Minor. Darius in Egypt; Suez canal opened.
496 Cyprus reduced by Persia. Hipparchus elected archon at Athens.
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494 Persia defeats lonians at Lade. c. 494 Sparta defeats Argos at Sepea.
49} Persia reimposes her rule in the east Aegean. Themistocles elected archon at Athens. Miltiades escapes from the Chersonese to Athens.
492 Persia replaces tyrants with ‘democracies’ in Greek states. Mardonius confirms Persian rule in the European satrapy. Trial of Miltiades at Athens.
491 Thasos submits to Persia. Darius demands submission of the Greek states. December, hostilities between Athens and Aegina.
490 PMarch, Aegina defeats Athens at sea. Midsummer, Persia captures Naxos. September, battle of Marathon.
489 Aristides elected archon. Trial of Miltiades.
487 Hipparchus ostracized.
487 or 486 Lot introduced for the selection of archons.
486 Megacles ostracized. Egypt rebels. Death of Darius. Xerxes succeeds in November.
C. 48; Hostilities renewed between Athens and Aegina. Egypt subdued.
484 Xanthippus ostracized. Revolt in Babylonia?
483 or 482 Aristides ostracized. Athens decides to build 200 triremes.
482 Revolt in Babylonia?
481 September, Athens decides to put aH-her manpower into the fleet. October, Xerxes reaches Sardis and sends envoys to Greece.
October, Greek League is formed at Sparta.
November, peace concluded between Athens and Aegina.
480 September, battles of Artemisium and Thermopylae.
End of September, battle of Salamis. Xerxes returns to Asia.
479 Battles of Plataea and Mycale. Islanders join the Greek League.
479—478 Winter, siege of Sestus.
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