last-of-the-romans: Ancient Greek theatre of Miletus. Miletus, part of Ionia, was run by the t
last-of-the-romans:Ancient Greek theatre of Miletus. Miletus, part of Ionia, was run by the tyrant Aristagoras. In 499 BC, after some men rioted for democracy on the island of Naxos, Aristagoras asked permission to crush the revolt in order to further his career. King Darius of Persia agreed and sent Megabates, an admiral, with Aristagoras. However, Megabates and Aristagoras disputed on the voyage over to Naxos and it is suspected that Megabates sent a message to the islanders to warn them of the incoming invasion. As a result, the people of Naxos were ready for Aristagoras and they were unable to crush the revolt.Fearing that Darius would execute him for his failure, Aristagoras joined the rebels (realistically, he had no other option). He stepped down as tyrant and led the Ionians to revolt against their own Persian tyrants in favour of democracy. The Ionians asked the Spartans for help, however, when they refused, they asked the Athenians. They provided 12 ships to the cause and helped to sack the Ionian capital, Sardis, and burned the Persian temples to the ground. For the Athenians, the revolt was over and most of them returned home. They were defeated by the Persians at the Battle of Ephesus.Eventually, the revolt was crushed at the Battle of Lade. Miletus was destroyed and Aristagoras fled to Thrace (modern-day Bulgaria). -- source link
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