What where the events of 499 in the ionian revolts.
Aristorgas tries an expiation to Naxos which probably encourages him to the ionian revolt due to the debts he encored in the failure of that expidion
What happened in the years 499-498 in the ionian revolt.
artoorgas leaves from his position as tyrant of Miletus, to revolt against the Persians, he also asks the mainland greeks and ionians for help, Athens and Eritrea send ships in response
What in the year 498 in the ionian revolts.
The Athenian and Eritrean fleet arives process to burn Sardis before being defeated at Ephesus and then returning home, to Athens and Eritrea
What happened in the years 498-496 of the ionian revolts.
496 Revolts in cyprus and Caria, aristorgas flees, histaeus and joined the fight openly against persia with an army from Lisbon, after seemingly conning the king of persia Darius, that he would defeat the rebels, before joining them
What happened in the year 494 of the ionian revolts.
At the battle of Lade, Miletus is destroyed by the Persian fleet
What happened in the year 493 of the ionian revolts.
Histaeus is defeated: Lesbos Chios and Tenedos
What is the primary motivation for the ionian revolts.
The occupation and subjugation of the greeks living in Asia Minor, with the supporting factor of the Greek Polis’s feeling threatened by the persian
What is some thing very important that most be kept in mind while studying this piece of history.
Our main source of knowledge is Herodotus, who not only is greek but also lived during the 5th century bc meaning that when writing this the Persian where a Significant threat, and this history could have been used as propaganda for the second Persian war.
What are the three factors uniting the greek world.
Religon, Language and their history.
What was the greek word that showed one of their main reason for distrust of the Persians.
“Barbarian” and their dislike of other cultures
What was the greek system of ruling that kept the land in check which was disrupted by the persian then later Athens.
The polis system, many city states that formed due to the terrain.
What was the factors of the greek world created by the terrain aside form the polis.
There searing nature and wealth of resources.
