7 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
West Asia (5)
Unlike the other Ionian cities, Cyrus makes a treaty only with Miletus, on the same terms as Lydia (Herodotus, Histories 1.141-143)tradition
As soon as Cyrus leaves, Pactyes leads the Lydians in revolt against Tabalus and besieges the acropolis of Sardis (Herodotus, Histories 1.153-154)tradition
Pactyes flees to Cyme; since the oracle says to hand him over, the cities agree to do so (the Chians hand Pactyes over) (Herodotus, Histories 1.157-160)tradition
Harpagus besieges Phocaea and demands that part of its walls be torn down; the Phocaeans flee by ship with their families (Herodotus, Histories 1.163-164)tradition
Having subdued Ionia, Harpagus invades Caria, Caunus, and Lycia and subjects them (Herodotus, Histories 1.169-171)
Southern Europe (1)
Harpagus builds a mound around the walls and takes Teos; the Teians leave by ship and found Abdera (Herodotus, Histories 1.168)tradition
Western Europe (1)
The Phocaeans live five years at Cyrnus and plunder their neighbors; Carthaginians and Tyrrhenians unite to defeat them, and some flee to Rhegium (Herodotus, Histories 1.165-167)tradition