Battle of Mycale
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The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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land battle → naval battle → |
| associatedMountain |
Mount Mycale
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| associatedRegion |
Aegean Sea
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| belligerent |
Achaemenid Empire
→
Greek city-states → |
| cause |
Greek attempt to destroy remaining Persian naval power
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Persian effort to retain control over Ionia → |
| combatant |
Achaemenid Persia
→
Athens → Corinth → Samos → Sparta → |
| conflictIn |
Greco-Persian Wars
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| date |
479 BC
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| followedBy |
Battle of the Eurymedon
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| GreekAlliance |
Hellenic League
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| GreekCommander |
Leotychidas II
→
Xanthippus → |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical Greece
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| impactOnGreece |
facilitated formation of the Delian League
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| impactOnPersia |
loss of effective naval presence in the Aegean
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| involvedForceType |
army
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fleet → |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Turkey
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| location |
Ionia
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Mycale → coast of Asia Minor → |
| notableFeature |
combined land and sea operations
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destruction of Persian fleet beached on shore → liberation of several Ionian Greek cities → |
| partOf |
Greek counter-offensive after Salamis
→
Second Persian invasion of Greece → |
| PersianCommander |
Mardontes
→
Tigranes → |
| PersianForceComponent |
Ionian contingents
→
Phoenician ships → |
| precededBy |
Battle of Salamis
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| recordedBy |
Herodotus
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| result |
Greek victory
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| simultaneousWith |
Battle of Plataea
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| strategicEffect |
encouraged Ionian revolt against Persia
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end of Persian naval dominance in the Aegean → shift of initiative to Greek alliance → |
| typeOfEngagement |
decisive engagement
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| year |
479 BC
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Athenian navy
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decisiveInBattle |
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Battle of Plataea
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followedBy |
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Greco-Persian Wars
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hasPart |
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Xanthippus
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notableBattle |
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Aegean Sea
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siteOf |