Persian conquest of Phocaea

Target entity: Persian conquest of Phocaea
Context triple: [Velia, foundedAfterEvent, Persian conquest of Phocaea]

• A. Siege of Persepolis
  The Siege of Persepolis was a pivotal event in 330 BCE during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, culminating in the capture and partial destruction of the Persian ceremonial capital.
• B. Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia
  The Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia was the mid-6th century BCE campaign in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian Empire overthrew the Neo-Babylonian Empire and incorporated Mesopotamia into one of history’s first great imperial states.
• C. Siege of Miletus
  The Siege of Miletus was one of Alexander the Great’s early campaigns in Asia Minor, in which he captured the strategically important Ionian city from Persian control.
• D. Siege of Susa
  The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
• E. Annexation of Pergamon
  The Annexation of Pergamon was the 133 BCE incorporation of the wealthy Attalid Kingdom in western Asia Minor into the Roman Republic, marking a major expansion of Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Persian conquest of Phocaea
Target entity description: The Persian conquest of Phocaea was a 6th-century BC military takeover of the Ionian Greek city of Phocaea by the Achaemenid Persian Empire, which prompted many inhabitants to flee and establish new colonies in the western Mediterranean.

• A. Siege of Persepolis
  The Siege of Persepolis was a pivotal event in 330 BCE during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Empire, culminating in the capture and partial destruction of the Persian ceremonial capital.
• B. Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia
  The Achaemenid conquest of Mesopotamia was the mid-6th century BCE campaign in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian Empire overthrew the Neo-Babylonian Empire and incorporated Mesopotamia into one of history’s first great imperial states.
• C. Siege of Miletus
  The Siege of Miletus was one of Alexander the Great’s early campaigns in Asia Minor, in which he captured the strategically important Ionian city from Persian control.
• D. Siege of Susa
  The Siege of Susa was a key engagement during Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, in which his forces captured the wealthy ceremonial capital of Susa.
• E. Annexation of Pergamon
  The Annexation of Pergamon was the 133 BCE incorporation of the wealthy Attalid Kingdom in western Asia Minor into the Roman Republic, marking a major expansion of Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.
• F. None of above. chosen