Ionia was a territory in western Anatolia (modern-day Turkey) populated by the Ionians (Greeks who spoke the Ionian dialect) in c. 1150 BCE. It is best known as the birthplace of Greek philosophy (at Miletus) and the site of the Ionian Revolt which prompted the Persian invasion of Greece in 490 and 480 BCE.
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Timeline
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1200 BCEIonian migrations into the region around Ephesos.
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c. 1025 BCEMigrants from Ionia settle on Naxos.
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546 BCE - 545 BCEPersian conquest of Ionian Greek city-states.
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499 BCE - 493 BCEIonian cities rebel against Persian rule.
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c. 449 BCEIonian cities become independent from Persia under the Peace of Callias.
