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499 BCE - Ionian Greeks Revolt Against Persia
Darius I or Darius the GreatEmperor of Persia
550 – 486 BCE
540 BCE - Ionian Greeks Fall Under Domination of
Persian Empire
Cyrus IIor Cyrus the GreatEmperor of Persia
600 – 530 BCE
•Phocaea
490 BCE – Darius Launches Punitive
Expedition Against Eritrea and Athens
Darius I or Darius the GreatEmperor of Persia
550 – 486 BCE
•Phocaea
Impact of Salamis
• Decisive battle defeating Persian invasion• Dawn of Greek Golden Age: Philosophy,
Science, Art, Poetry, etc.• Foundation for future western civilization:– Greece , Rome, Christianity, Medieval Europe,
Renaissance, European Colonization of North & South America, American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, etc. , etc.