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Siege of Naxos

Siege of Naxos was a siege conducted in 499 BC at Naxos Island, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Greco-Persian Wars, which ran from 499 BC to 449 BC. The recorded result: Naxiot victory; Ionian-Persian expeditionary force repelled after four-month siege. Recorded strength: about 8,000 hoplites against about 8,000 marines; 200 ships.

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Fought499 BC
WhereNaxos Island, Greece37.083N, 25.467E
OutcomeNaxiot victory; Ionian-Persian expeditionary force repelled after four-month siege
BelligerentsNaxosagainstAchaemenid Empire; Miletos
Part ofGreco-Persian Wars499 BC to 449 BC

Where it sits in the Greco-Persian Wars

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5 placed engagements of the Greco-Persian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date499 BC (year precision)
PlaceNaxos Island, Greece
37.083N, 25.467E
KindSiege, ancient
Strengthabout 8,000 hoplitesabout 8,000 marines; 200 ships
Commanders
  • Megabates
  • Aristagoras
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In the same war

Siege of Naxos is one of 99 engagements of the 5th century BC in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q641164, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Naxos (499 BC), revision 1370743929, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.