revolt of Naxos

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The revolt of Naxos was an early 5th-century BCE uprising by the island polis of Naxos against Athenian dominance within the Delian League, marking one of the first clear signs of Athens’ emerging imperialism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
revolt ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
after formation of the Delian League ⓘ
belligerent Athens ⓘ
Delian League ⓘ
Naxos ⓘ
cause attempt by Naxos to secede from the Delian League ⓘ
resistance to Athenian dominance ⓘ
conflictIn Greco-Persian Wars era ⓘ
conflictType rebellion ⓘ
consequence Naxos forced to remain in the Delian League ⓘ
Naxos possibly disarmed and garrisoned by Athens ⓘ
Naxos required to pay tribute to Athens ⓘ
describedBySource Herodotus ⓘ
Thucydides ⓘ
endTime c. 470 BCE ⓘ
followedBy revolt of Thasos ⓘ
hasEffect first clear sign of Athenian imperialism within the Delian League ⓘ
precedent for Athens treating allies as subjects ⓘ
hasPart siege of Naxos ⓘ
historicalPeriod Classical Greece ⓘ
location Aegean Sea ⓘ
Cyclades ⓘ
Naxos ⓘ
opponent Athens ⓘ
Naxos ⓘ
participant Athens ⓘ
Delian League ⓘ
Naxos ⓘ
partOf Athenian imperial expansion ⓘ
history of the Delian League ⓘ
politicalContext Athenian leadership of the Delian League against Persia ⓘ
relatedTo Athenian Empire ⓘ
Athenian imperialism ⓘ
Delian League ⓘ
Naxos ⓘ
result Athenian victory ⓘ
loss of Naxian autonomy ⓘ
suppression of Naxian revolt ⓘ
tightening of Athenian control over Delian League ⓘ
significance early example of Athens using force against an ally ⓘ
milestone in transformation of Delian League into Athenian empire ⓘ
startTime c. 470 BCE ⓘ
early 5th century BCE ⓘ

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Delian League → notableEvent → revolt of Naxos ⓘ