499 BC

The Mytileneans, first among other islanders, are actively involved in the Ionian Revolution against the Persians.

End of the 6th century BC

Reconstruction of the so-called Temple B in the Aeolian Sanctuary of Klopedi, a pavilion temple, measuring 38.15 x 16.90 m., made of local trachyte stone.

6th – 5th century BC

Destruction of the Sanctuary of Cybele probably during the Persian invasion of Lesbos.

Mid-6th century BC

Reconstruction of the first monumental temple in the Aeolian Sanctuary of Klopedi, the so-called Temple A.  It is a former pavilion church with an E-W orientation, has an entrance on the east, measures 29,20 x 18,70 m., has a deep porch, a cloister, a narrow rear...

540 BC

Lesbos becomes a vassal to the Persians during the reign of Cyrus.
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