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Assassinations in History
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Voyages in History
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The Ionians
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The Ionians originally lived
in Attica.
Here is the map:
Attica AND the
Ionians
About 1000 BC, it got a bit crowded there due to the Dorian Invasion.
So the Ionians moved further east and occupied the Aegean Islands
and Ionia, located on the east coast of today's Turkey.
Here is Attica and Ionia:
ATTICA AND IONIA
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In 500 BC, the Ionians were fed up with
the ruling Persians and started the
Ionian
Revolt.
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