Battle of Lade

Battle of Lade
Part of the Ionian Revolt

Map of Lade, Miletus, and the Mycale peninsula.
Date494 BC
Location
Near the island of Lade, off the coast of Miletus
(modern-day Turkey)
37°31′48.839″N 27°16′42.128″E / 37.53023306°N 27.27836889°E / 37.53023306; 27.27836889
Result Persian victory
Belligerents
Ionia Persian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dionysius of Phocaea Datis (?)
Strength
353 ships (Herodotus) 600 ships (Herodotus)
Casualties and losses
246 ships 57 ships
Battle of Lade is located in Turkey
Battle of Lade
Location within Turkey
Battle of Lade is located in Greece
Battle of Lade
Battle of Lade (Greece)

The Battle of Lade (Ancient Greek: Ναυμαχία τῆς Λάδης, romanizedNaumachia 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.