Miletos

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Establishment

• January 849 BC: The foundation of Miletus fluctuates between 1077-75 BC. (Marmor Parium) and 1044 BC. (Eratosthenes).

Chronology

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1. Wars of Cyrus the Great

Were a series of expansionistic military campaigns by the first Achaemenid ruler Cyrus the Great.

• January 545 BC: Achaemenid Empire conquests in Asia Minor. Cyrus the Great conquers the Ionian Greeks.

2. Peloponnesian War

Was an ancient Greek war fought between Athens and Sparta and their respective allies for the hegemony of the Greek world.

2.1. Second Phase - Deceleian War

Was the second phase of the Peloponnesian War, where Sparta allied with Persia against Athens, which capitulated and lost its empire.

• January 411 BC: The Spartans consolidated their control over Miletus and the mainland.

Disestablishment

• January 400 BC: In 401 BC Miletos was handed over by Sparta to the Persian authority of the satrap Tissaphernes.

Selected Sources

• André-Salvini, B. (2005): Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia, University of California Press, p. 45
• Spence, I. (2002): Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Warfare, Scarecrow Press, p. XXII