What the records say
- When
- 499 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.08° N, 25.47° E
- Description
- attempt by Aristagoras to conquer Naxos (499 BC)
Siege of Naxos (499 BC)
Attempt by Aristagoras to conquer Naxos
The siege of Naxos was a failed attempt by the Milesian tyrant Aristagoras, operating with support from, and in the name of the Persian Empire of Darius the Great, to conquer the island of Naxos. It was the opening act of the Greco-Persian Wars, which would ultimately last for 50 years.
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