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Ionia: Quick Facts

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Ionia, ancient Anatolia
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Major Events

Battle of Salamis
Greco-Persian Wars
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Ionian revolt

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The Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece, surrounded by ancient stone walls and ruins, with city buildings and a distant hill in the background.
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Ephesus
ancient city, Turkey

Key People

Anacreon, Roman copy of a 5th-century-bc bust by Phidias; in the Louvre, Paris.
Anacreon
Greek poet
Map based on the geography of Hecataeus of Miletus.
Hecataeus of Miletus
Greek author
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Tissaphernes
Persian satrap

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