Battle of Lade
The Battle of Lade (Ancient Greek: Ναυμαχία τῆς Λάδης, romanized: Naumachia tēs Ladēs) was a naval battle which occurred during the Ionian Revolt, in 494 BC. It was fought between an alliance of the Ionian cities (joined by the Lesbians) and the Persian Empire of Darius the Great, and resulted in a decisive victory for the Persians which all but ended the revolt.
| Battle of Lade | |||||||
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| Part of the Ionian Revolt | |||||||
Map of Lade, Miletus, and the Mycale peninsula. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ionia | Persian Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dionysius of Phocaea | Datis (?) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 353 ships (Herodotus) | 600 ships (Herodotus) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 246 ships | 57 ships | ||||||
Location within Turkey Battle of Lade (Greece) | |||||||
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