Persian conquest of Phocaea

E798863

The Persian conquest of Phocaea was a 6th-century BC military takeover of the Ionian Greek city of Phocaea by the Achaemenid Persian Empire, which prompted many inhabitants to flee and establish new colonies in the western Mediterranean.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century BC event ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
military conquest ⓘ
cause Achaemenid desire to control Ionian Greek cities ⓘ
strategic interest in Aegean maritime routes ⓘ
commandedBy Cyrus the Great (as Persian king) ⓘ
linked to: Cyrus the Great
conflict Achaemenid expansion into Ionia ⓘ
conqueredEntity Phocaea ⓘ
conqueror Achaemenid Persian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
culture Ionian Greek ⓘ
describedIn Herodotus’ Histories ⓘ
linked to: works of Herodotus
effect Phocaea brought under Persian rule ⓘ
establishment of new Phocaean colonies in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
flight of many Phocaean inhabitants ⓘ
integration of Phocaea into the Achaemenid provincial system ⓘ
followedBy Persian domination of Ionia ⓘ
Phocaean diaspora ⓘ
linked to: Phocaeans

foundation of Massalia-related colonies in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
follows Lydian control of Ionia ⓘ
rise of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great ⓘ
geopoliticalSignificance control of maritime trade routes between Aegean and western Mediterranean ⓘ
extension of Persian influence toward the Aegean Sea ⓘ
hasLocation Asia Minor ⓘ
Ionia ⓘ
Phocaea ⓘ
hasParticipant Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
Phocaeans ⓘ
city of Phocaea ⓘ
historicalContext prelude to the Ionian Revolt ⓘ
transition from Lydian to Persian rule in western Anatolia ⓘ
involves naval evacuation by Phocaeans ⓘ
siege of Phocaea ⓘ
opposedBy Phocaean citizen body ⓘ
partOf Achaemenid conquest of Ionia ⓘ
relatedTo expansion of Greek colonies in the western Mediterranean ⓘ
foundation of Elea (Velia) in southern Italy ⓘ
resultedIn Persian control over Phocaean harbor and fleet ⓘ
loss of Phocaean political independence ⓘ
timePeriod 6th century BC ⓘ
c. 546 BC ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Velia → foundedAfterEvent → Persian conquest of Phocaea ⓘ
Ionian Revolt → chronologicallyFollows → Persian conquest of Lydia ⓘ
linked to: Persian conquest of Phocaea
Book I (Herodotus, Histories) → includesEvent → Persian conquest of Lydia ⓘ
subject linked to: Book I
linked to: Persian conquest of Phocaea
Phocaeans → migratedAfter → Persian conquest of Ionia ⓘ
linked to: Persian conquest of Phocaea