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Ionia

Also known as Ionian Greek, Ionian

Ionia was the central part of the western coast of Anatolia, settled by Ionian Greeks and home to cities such as Miletus and Ephesus. After Cyrus the Great defeated Croesus of Lydia in 546 BCE, the Ionian cities came under Achaemenid rule. Their later revolt helped spark the Greco-Persian Wars.

Ionia
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Mentioned in 6 profiles

Achaemenid EmpireFoundationEphesusSummaryChiosFoundation, SummaryMiletusFoundation, SummarySamosFoundationKingdom of LydiaGovernance, Impact, Summary

Mentioned in 12 state histories

MillawandaKingdom of LydiaTeosLebedosMiletusChiosNaxosParosKeosAndrosSiphnosSiris

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ionia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ionia
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