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  • Siege of Sardis (547 BC)
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  • The siege was to be known as the final event before Lydia was officially annexed by the Achaemenid Empire. The Ionians and other Asiatic Greeks revolted against Cyrus, and the revolt was finally put down by his best commander Harpagus the Mede in 542 BC.
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Strength
  • Unknown
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Partof
  • the Campaigns of Cyrus the Great
Date
  • December, 547 BC
Commander
Territory
  • Anatolia officially annexed by Persia.
Casualties
  • Light
  • Unknown
Result
  • Decisive Persian victory.
combatant
Place
  • Sardis, Lydia
Conflict
  • Siege of Sardis
abstract
  • The siege was to be known as the final event before Lydia was officially annexed by the Achaemenid Empire. The Ionians and other Asiatic Greeks revolted against Cyrus, and the revolt was finally put down by his best commander Harpagus the Mede in 542 BC.