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69:, which joined the main Greek naval force outside Miletus' port of Lade. Upon his arrival in the naval camp of Lade, he observed that his men displayed low morale and suffered from a lack of discipline. Believing his men were unprepared for the impending battle, he called a general assembly among the camp and, in a speech to his men, said: "Now for our affairs are on the razor's edge, men of Ionia, wither we are to be free or slaves so if you will bear hardships now, you will suffer temporarily but be able to overcome your enemies." 80:
Even as the battle began, many of the Ionian ships under the command of Dionysius still refused to engage with the Persians and eventually almost 120 of the 350 Greek warships abandoned the battle leaving the remaining Greek ships to be annihilated leaving the city of Miletus to the mercy of the
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and instructed the rowers and marines in naval tactics. After a week, dissension began to appear within the ranks of the Samians and other officers (particularly as Dionysius, who arrived with only three ships, exerted such a strong influence over the rest of the fleet).
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Persians. Despite this setback, Dionysius continued fighting the Persians sinking three warships before being forced to retreat during the final hours of the battle.
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Although little is known of his life, Dionysius was in command of the Ionian contingent, gathered from the many islands throughout
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He then began ordering his men to perform several hours of martial exercises a day as well as drawing out the fleet in the
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merchants. However, in keeping with the friendship between Phocaea and Greece, he left travelling Greek merchants alone.
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Greek Historians: The Complete and Unabridged Historical Works of Herodotus, Thucydides, Xenophon and Arrian
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Athens, Its Rise and Fall: With Views of the Literature, Philosophy, and Social Life of the Athenian People
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Returning to Phocaea, Dionysius attacked several trading vessels and seized their cargo before arriving in
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in 494 BC. Although commanding a formidable force, according to the Greek historian
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Rawlinson, George, Benjamin Jowett, Henry Graham Dakyns and Edward James Chinnock.
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Greek
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Phocaean
ancient Greece
Persian Wars
Ionian
Battle of Lade
Herodotus
Ionia
order of battle
Sicily
Carthaginian
Tyrsenian
ISBN
0-415-26847-8
Herodotus - The History of Herodotus
Herodotus - Erato
Archived
Wayback Machine
Categories
Ancient Greek admirals
Ancient Greek pirates
Ancient Phocaeans
Ionian Revolt
5th-century BC Greek people
Greek people of the Greco-Persian Wars
Ancient Greeks from the Achaemenid Empire

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