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With the aid of brilliant tactics and newer ships, the Greek fleet trounced the Persians, turning the tide in favor of Athens.
The Persians were followed by Alexander the Great, after whom came two Greek generals Seleucus and Ptolemy, who brought Hellenistic control to the Eastern Mediterranean for some two centuries.
His expansionism brought the bulk of Ionia under Lydian rule, but also resulted in conflict with the advancing Persians in the east, where he was roundly defeated.
From a power base in Anatolia, the Persians overran the eastern Aegean Islands and set their sights on the Cyclades.
The Persians were defeated, and Athens duly punished the islands that had turned against it.