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Map of western Anatolia with Ionia shaded By No machine-readable author provided. Roke~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). - No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=389441

Herodotus By This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=115708819

Ancient Greek colonization: the Ionians in green By Alexikoua - Own workData taken from: [1], [2]Topography taken from DEMIS Mapserver, which are public domain, other wise self-made., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30582147

Marble terminal bust of Homer By Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.. Original uploader was JW1805 at en.wikipedia, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2171360

Croesus By Marco Prins - Livius.org Provided under CC 0 license (notice under the photograph in the description page of the photograph)., CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74579875

Lydia's borders under King Croesus By User:Roke (Own work) - Info from these maps:Map 1 (brown):"middle of the 6th century at the time of King Croesus"http://i-cias.com/e.o/lydia.htmMap 2 (red line):"7th C. BCE roughly from 690 to 546 BCE"http://www.ancientanatolia.com/map07.htm, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=387698

Thales of Miletus By Wilhelm Meyer - own scan, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11037570

Thales depicted at the Baths of the Seven Sages By Institute for the Study of the Ancient World from New York, United States of America - Ostia, Baths of the Seven Sages (II), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52703716

Urania, the Muse of Astronomy, Reveals to Thales the Secrets of the Skies By Antonio Canova - https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/museum-gipsoteca-antonio-canova, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=137408745

Illustration of Thales from the Nuremberg Chronicle By Michel Wolgemut, Wilhelm Pleydenwurff - Self-scanned, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1106222

Anaximander on an ancient Roman mosaic from Trier, Germany By ancient Roman mosaic artist from the early third century AD - http://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/time-cosmos/objects/roman-mosaic-anaximander, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67699158

Anaximenes of Miletus By Girolamo Olgiati - https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Kq_2FTxkTXoC, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75193108

Aristotle By After Lysippos - Jastrow (2006), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1359807

Teofrasto By Teofrasto_Orto_botanico_PA.jpg: tato grassoderivative work: Singinglemon (talk) - Teofrasto_Orto_botanico_PA.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5927179

Bust of Pythagoras of Samos in the Capitoline Museums, Rome By Unknown author - Photo by Szilas, 2013-03-04, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36520519

Heraclitus of Ephesos Moreelse, J. (2012, February 16). Heraclitus of Ephesos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/592/heraclitus-of-ephesos/

Anaxagoras By Eduard Lebiedzki, after a design by Carl Rahl - http://nibiryukov.narod.ru/nb_pinacoteca/nbe_pinacoteca_artists_l.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7552554

Bust of Democritus, ancient Greek philosopher By Unidentified engraver - http://www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de/philo/galerie/antike/demokrit.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=638487

Leucippus by Luca Giordano (1652) By Didier Descouens - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=89994561

Defeat of Croesus at the Battle of Thymbra By Walter Hutchinson 1877 - History Of The Nations Vol 2, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74991052

Gold coin of Croesus, Lydian By Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74443716

17th-century bust of Cyrus the Great in Hamburg, Germany By Unknown author - Own work, Medvedev, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29391714

Darius the Great or Darius I By Surenae - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=125510181

The burning of Sardis, capital of the Asia Minor Satrapy of Lydia, during the Ionian Revolt in 498 BCE By Unknown author - Hutchinson's History of the Nation, Volume I (Published 1915), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75207820

Battle of Marathon By John Steeple Davis - The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century (published in 1900), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75078967

Greek hoplite and Persian warrior depicted fighting. Ancient kylix, 5th century BCE By Άγνωστος - National Museums Scotland, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5507148

Alexander the Great By Unknown author - This file has been extracted from another file, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66715266

The Alexander Mosaic depicting the Battle of Issus between Alexander the Great & Darius III of Persia By Dave & Margie Hill / Kleerup from Centennial, CO, USA - Naples Archaeology MuseumUploaded by Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30180792

Seleucus I Nicator By Allan Gluck - Allan Gluck, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=85414285

Illustration of a bronze plaque from Pergamon, likely depicting the Battle of Magnesia By Alexander Conze (1831-1914) - Conze, Alexander (1913) Altertümer von Pergamon: Stadt und Landschaft, Berlin: Reimer, pp. 250−1, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22523146

Antiochus III the Great By Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany - Male head wearing a head-band resembling king of Syria Antiochus III (223–187 BC), late 1st century BC–early 1st century AD, Louvre MuseumUploaded by Marcus Cyron, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30170804

Western & Eastern Roman Empire, 395 CE Crabben, J. v. d. (2020, January 30). Western & Eastern Roman Empire, 395 CE. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11818/western--eastern-roman-empire-395-ce/

The Hellenistic Prince Cartwright, M. (2013, April 30). The Hellenistic Prince (Detail). World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1158/the-hellenistic-prince-detail/

Artaphernes By Jona Lendering - Livius.org Provided underCC0 1.0 Universal license (notice under the photograph in the description page of the photograph)., CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=75351381

A Roman mosaic from Tunisia showing a trireme vessel during the Roman Empire By Mathiasrex - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1347775

Location and main events of the Ionian Revolt By Ionian_Revolt_Campaign_Map-fr.svg: Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting)derivative work: MinisterForBadTimes (talk) - Ionian_Revolt_Campaign_Map-fr.svgBackground map: File:Aegean_Sea_map_bathymetry-fr.svg (modified) created by Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting)Based on an original idea by user:MinisterForBadTimes (see File:Ionian_Revolt_Campaign_Map.png)Compass rose: File:Brújula.svg (modified) created by user:Serg!o under GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8991667

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