Mycale (mountain)

Region: West Asia · Coordinates: 37.667, 27.083 · 4 events

Events

YearSourceAccount
479 BCHerodotus, HistoriesThe Persians avoid a naval battle and climb to the foot of Mycale, where they fortify a wall
479 BCHerodotus, HistoriesThe Greeks land, tear down the wall and win; Samos defects first, and Ionia revolts second
479 BCHerodotus, HistoriesThe Greeks gather the spoils on the shore, burn the ships and the wall, and leave
411 BCThucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War110 Peloponnesian ships go out from Miletus to Mycale, but 82 Athenian ships withdraw to Samos
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