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Ionian Revolt - Coggle Diagram
Ionian Revolt
Timeline
Herodotus tells the story of aristagoras, tyrant of Miletus, who effectively sparked the rebellion
he convinces the Persian satrap, Artaphernes, to sponsor a campaign in Naxos, but the expedition failed and Aristagoras was left in a weak position and in debt
Fearing he would lose all of his power, he incited Miletus and the other Ionian cities to drive out their tyrants and revolt against the Persians, which they did readily
Aristagoras sought help form the Greek mainland, Sparta refused but Athens sent 20 ships, and Eretria another 5
The Greek force then headed inland to Sardis and burnt much of it, including a temple of a major Lydian Goddess - Cybebe. This was a major point of Persian rage for years to come
Then the Greek retreated to the Coast where they lost the counter-attack against them, causing the Athenians to withdraw their help and not send any more
However, the rebellion continued to spread as far as Cyprus and Byzantium
Gradually the Persians regained some control over the revolt and the battle of Lade in 494 signalled the end
For this battle, the Persians put in plenty of planning and seemingly even tried to buy off Ionian fleets rather than fighting them which caused the Samians to desert the Greeks and join the Persians at the start of the battle
This, and the fall of Miletus brought the rebellion to an end and the Ionian cities back under Persian control again
Aftermath
In Miletus and Caria, men were massacred and women and children sold as slaves
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Causes
the Ionian cities had become dissatisfied with their Persian-backed tyrants and wanted rid of them, just like the Athenians with Hippias
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Persian confiscation of quality land had probably contributed to boundary disputes and created conditions for unrest