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A religious "League" in this region was tied together by a festival held at the Panionium sanctuary. A naval fleet composed of manpower from Lesbos and this region was defeated at the Battle of Lade ("LAH-day") by opposing (20[1])forces, (20[2])possibly (20[1])led by Datis. This region, (20[1])which names the first school of pre-Socratic philosophy, (20[1]0[1])houses (20[1]0[1])a city home to (0[1])A·nax·i·man·der and (20[1])(*) Thales (10[3])("THAY-leez"). An architectural (0[1])practice named for (10[1])this region is topped with a design (0[1])containing (10[1])two (10[1])spiral (0[1])elements (10[3]0[1])above the shaft. (0[1])Revolts in this region (10[1]0[2])were the first (10[1])major (10[1])conflict of the Greco–Persian (10[1])wars. (10[4]0[1])Along (10[1])with "Doric" and "Corinthian," (10[3])this (10[1])region names (10[1])an order (10[1])of classical columns. (10[1])For 10 points, what region shares its name with a sea to the west of the Greek mainland? (10[1]0[1])■END■ (10[4]0[3])

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