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Build you perfect Greek charter here , or call us on to plan your next escape. This website uses cookies. Accept to continue or find out more in our cookie policy. Log in Sign up. But this does not explain the royal interest in promoting Ionian revival, though this interest is quite easy to explain.
The old established Greek cities on the west coast of Asia Minor were hence a critically important resource for them. They had important self-interested motives for promoting the prosperity and populousness of these cities. The importance of these cities to the kings in the contexts I have just listed are well attested: we know of numerous officers and officials in the empires of Antigonos I and his Seleukid successors who came from Ionian cities, far more than could be listed here.
One might also point, for example, to the known supply of drafts of settlers by Magnesia Maiandros for the Seleukid colonies Antioch Pisidia and Antioch Persis We are in general poorly informed about the origins of the settlers in the numerous Hellenistic colonial foundations, but we have every reason, it seems to me, to ascribe a substantial role in providing such settlers to the old Greek cities of the Asia Minor coast: these were the cities over which the founders of most of the colonies had direct control 38!
It must also be noted, finally, that their work of promoting the Ionian cities had a lasting impact: the flourishing condition of Smyrna and Ephesos under the Roman Empire are the clearest attestation of this. Keil ; Plin. For Smyrnaian coins reflecting the tradition of Alexander as founder see e. BMC Ionia no. Mastrocinque , Ephesos; and Eustathios, Comm.
Strabo tells us Robert Note also OGI , , a decree of the Ionian League honoring Antiochos I for, among other things, his care that the Ionian cities should enjoy freedom and democracy, a policy also pursued by his ancestors lines Milet I, 3, For harmony also associated with these concepts, note e.
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Desktop version Mobile version. Rebirth of a Region: Ionia in the Geography, Labels, Romans, and Kilikia. Keeping the Peace in Ionia: Kings and Poleis. Search inside the book. Table of contents. Cite Share. Cited by. Text Notes Author. Full text. The ships were moored at the port of Coressus and the soldiers followed the river Cayster to Sardis.
The Allied Greek force marched into the city where they met little resistance. As they marched deeper into the city, they finally engaged Artaphrenes ruler of Sardis who was defending the citadel.
Not able to capture the citadel, the Ionians set the city ablaze and retreated to Ephesus. Persians troops in the area met the Greeks at Ephesus and massacred most of them.
The remaining Ionians scattered to the surrounding cities. Despite the great setback of losing so many men, Aristagoras continued his fight against Persia. Aristagoras sent part of his fleet to aid the Cyprians, but the Persians thoroughly defeated the Cyprian army. Darius I decided to attack Caria, a city with close ties to Miletus, Aristagoras' city. When the Carians learned of this plan, they ambushed the Persian army at night and annihilated it.
Four Persian generals died in the battle. Although their deaths were a great loss, Persia continued to reclaim cities. Seeing his rebellion collapse and fearing for his life, Aristagoras fled to Mycrinus. He gave command of Miletus over to Pythagoras, a mathematician. Aristagoras, frustrated with his failed rebellion, attacked the Thracians, but in time, he and his army were cut off and destroyed. After Aristagoras left Miletus, the Persian fleet sailed to Lade and destroyed the Greek fleet defending the city.
Darius and his army captured Miletus in BC After the city-state fell, the revolts in the Persian Empire crumbled, due to a lack of leadership. The revolt had several lasting effects. The Ionian enlightenment ended.
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