Battle of Lade

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Battle of Lade
Part of the Ionian Revolt
Map of Lade, Miletus, and the Mycale peninsula.
Date 494 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	Achaemenid Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dionysios	Datis
Strength
353 ships (Herodotus)	600 ships (Herodotus)
Casualties and losses
246 ships	57 ships
class=notpageimage| Location within Turkey Show map of Turkey Battle of Lade (Greece) Show map of Greece

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