Aristagoras
Sign in to saveAristagoras of Miletus (), d. 497/496 BC, was the tyrant of the Ionian city of Miletus in the late 6th century BC and early 5th century BC. He acted as one of the instigators of the Ionian Revolt against the Persian Achaemenid Empire. He was the son-in-law of Histiaeus and was granted the tyranny of Miletus from him.
Person
- Born
- 0600-00-00
- Died
- 0497-00-00
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Key facts
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- IONIA, Miletos. 5th century BC.jpg
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- Tyrant of Miletus who rebelled against the Persian Empire.
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- Coinage of Miletus at the time of Aristagoras. 5th century BC.
- Person.native_name
- Ἀρισταγόρας
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- el
- Person.death_date
- 497/496 BC
- Person.death_place
- Myrcinus
- Person.death_cause
- Military combat against the Thracians
- Person.other_names
- ὁ Μιλήσιος ("the Milesian")
- Person.occupation
- Governor of the city-state of Miletus
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- Persian Empire
- Person.known_for
- Instigation of the Ionian revolt
Key dates
- Born
- 600 BCE
- Died
- 497 BCE
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Background
- Failure of the Naxos expedition
- Ionian Revolt
- Spartan refusal to provide assistance
- Defeat of the Athenians
- Aftermath
- Herodotus as a source
- The skeptical view
- The affirmative view
- Notes
- References
- External links
Aristagoras of Miletus (), d. 497/496 BC, was the tyrant of the Ionian city of Miletus in the late 6th century BC and early 5th century BC. He acted as one of the instigators of the Ionian Revolt against the Persian Achaemenid Empire. He was the son-in-law of Histiaeus and was granted the tyranny of Miletus from him.
The Greeks had won the coast of Asia Minor from the preceding Hittite Empire during the Bronze Age, and thanks to their victory at Troy had kept it during the fall of the empire and retirement of the Hittites to Syria. They shared the coast with the Phrygians coming in from the Balkans, but neither were prepared for the armed invasion of their lands by the Persians during the late 6th-century BC. The Ionian Greeks appealed to the mainland Greeks for assistance and not receiving it were forced to capitulate, becoming subjects of the new Achaemenid Empire. However, as long as they paid their taxes and were no threat to the rule of the Persians, the latter were willing to allow them self-rule under the Greek tyrants. The entire region, however, including those tyrants, held a smoldering resentment against the Persian Empire.