# Revolt of Inaros in Egypt (460 BCE)

URL: https://allhistories.com/iran/timeline/-460-revolt-of-inaros-in-egypt
Location: Memphis, Egypt
Themes: War

The Egyptian prince Inaros, a grandson of Psamtik III, revolts against Persian rule in 460 BCE with Athenian naval support and defeats the satrap Achaemenes. A Persian army under Megabyzus then besieges the Greeks on an island in the Nile Delta and crushes the revolt in 454 BCE; Inaros is taken to Persia and executed.

## Why it matters
The Persian victory kept Egypt within the empire for another half-century and inflicted one of Athens' heaviest military defeats.

Ruler at the Time: [Artaxerxes I](https://allhistories.com/iran/rulers/artaxerxes-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Inaros II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inaros_II)
- [Wikipedia — Achaemenid Empire (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire)