Persian conquest of Phocaea

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6th-century BC event historical event military conquest

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.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Persian conquest of Lydia	1

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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) NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Achaemenid expansion into Ionia ⓘ
conqueredEntity	Phocaea NERFINISHED ⓘ
conqueror	Achaemenid Persian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture	Ionian Greek ⓘ
describedIn	Herodotus’ Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocaean diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocaea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParticipant	Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Phocaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Phocaean citizen body ⓘ
partOf	Achaemenid conquest of Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Velia → foundedAfterEvent → Persian conquest of Phocaea ⓘ

Ionian Revolt → chronologicallyFollows → Persian conquest of Phocaea ⓘ

this entity surface form: Persian conquest of Lydia