Battle of Lade
| Battle of Lade | |||||||
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| Part of the Ionian Revolt | |||||||
Map of Lade, Miletus, and the Mycale peninsula. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ionia | Achaemenid Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Dionysios | Datis | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 353 ships (Herodotus) | 600 ships (Herodotus) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 246 ships | 57 ships | ||||||
The Battle of Lade (Ancient Greek: Ναυμαχία τῆς Λάδης, romanized: Naumachia tēs Ladēs) was a naval battle which occurred during the Ionian Revolt, in 494 BC. It was fought between an alliance of the Ionian cities (joined by the Lesbians) and the Persian Empire of Darius the Great, and resulted in a decisive victory for the Persians which all but ended the revolt.