Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Causes of the Ionian Revolt

According to Herodotus:

  • The ambitions and intrigues of a scheming Aristagoras

Underlying causes:

  • The Greeks had lost their autonomy and independence, something that was precious to them
  • They were subject not only to another power, but an oriental "barbarian" king
  • Tyrants had been imposed on them and tyranny was no longer acceptable to the Greeks (they preferred more democratic systems)

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