Egypt revolts against Persia, starting a six-year …
Years: 465BCE - 454BCE
Egypt revolts against Persia, starting a six-year war.
An Athenian force sent to attack Cyprus is diverted to support this revolt.
Athens, in a failed attempt to aid the Egyptians, loses a fleet and possibly as many as fifty thousand men.
Groups
- Egyptians
- Cyprus, Classical
- Persian people
- Greece, classical
- Egypt (Ancient), Late Period of
- Achaemenid, or First Persian, Empire
- Athenian Empire (Delian League)
