Siege of Byzantium (478 BC)

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Siege of Byzantium (478 BC)
Date 478 BC
Location
Result Greek victory
Territorial
changes		 Byzantium lost by Persians
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Greco-Persian Wars
lonia – 1st Naxos – Sardis – Ephesus – Mylasa – Pedasa – Lade – 2nd Naxos – Eretria – Marathon – Thermopylae – Artemisium – Salamis – Potidea – Olynthus – Plataea – Mycale – Sestos – Byzantium – Eion – Doriskos – Eurymedon – Pampremis– Memphis(naval) – Prosoptis– Citium– Salamis in Cyprus

The Siege of Byzantium was the last major effort of the Persian Empire to stay in Europe, but the invading Delian League attacked the city and after a brief siege the Persians lost complete control of Thrace. Thus ending Persian presence in Europe. And giving way to Greek aggression abroad the Mediterranean Sea.

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