Their independence - they absorbed the Ionian and some other Greek city-states in Asia Minor into their empire.
The Ionians were not satisfied with the tyrants appointed by Persia to rule them.
The Ionians (The city-states of Ionia.) revolted , 499 BC to 449 BC , against the Persians .
The Ionian revolt was the first step in the Persian wars. Greece and Persia were the main participants. In 550 BCE Cyrus I of Persia conquered Ionia. Miletus, a city in the Ionian territory convinced the rest of the Ionians to rebel against Persia. The Athenians helped the Ionians battle the Persians.
Hull Ionians was created in 1989.
They dissapeared
They dissapeared
Ionians
The Ionians and the Dorians.
539 BCE.
The Persian empire took over Ionia, and tried to force them to pay tribute. They were also forced to serve the Persian army. They wanted to defeat the Persian Empire, but knew they couldn't because they were a small group of people, so they called to Athens for help. But after Athens had an initial success, they left. This left the Ionians alone, and they lost the battle against the Persians. as a punishment for turning against them, the Persians ruined the city of Meletus.
He was regarded as an ancestor to the Ionians, but is not thought of as a god.
The Ionians and the Dorians.