What is 499 BC?
{{year nav|-499}} ==Events== * [[Aristagoras]], acting on behalf of the [[Persian Empire]], leads a failed attack on the rebellious island of [[Naxos, Greece|Naxos]]. * [[Aristagoras]] instigates the [[Ionic Revolt]], beginning the [[Persian Wars]] between [[Greece]] and [[Persian Empire|Persia]]. * [[Sardis]] destroyed by Athenian and Ionian troops. {{births}} {{deaths}} [[Category:499 BC]]