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Aristagoras
Milesian deputy who, facing ruin at Persian hands, sparks the Ionian Revolt and then goes begging for help in Sparta and Athens.
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Also known as Aristagoras the Milesian, Aristagoras of Kyme
First appearance: book v terpsichore
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Aristagoras inherits the tyranny of Miletus from his father-in-law Histiaios and quickly finds himself on the wrong side of Persian power. Rather than submit to being stripped of his rule, he raises Ionia in revolt and…
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- Key figures of the Ionian Revolt
- Kings and commanders of the Greco-Persian Wars
- Protagonist
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