The Causes of the Ionian Revolt Revolts had occurred in Persian Empire before‚ and when they occurred they were dealt with quickly and strongly. Rebellious states and individuals were punished to deter others in following their lead. The threat of military force combined with a knowledgeable and efficient ruling system‚ the Persian Empire was successfully held together. During Darius’ expedition into Europe in 513 – 512 BC‚ the Ionians played an important role by supplying ships for transportation
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Aristagoras’ self-interest and failed ventures are what sparked the inevitable conflict between the Persians and Greeks. This essay will explain why the Persians despised Aristagoras‚ outline why the revolt began‚ who was involved and how they became involved‚ then‚ finally‚ provide an evaluation of the Ionian Revolt. Histiaeus had been set up as tyrant of Miletus by the Persians. Miletus prospered as a trading centre because of its important maritime location and its propinquity to the famous sanctuary
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expedition was a debacle and‚ pre-empting his dismissal‚ Aristagoras incited all of Hellenic Asia Minor into rebellion against the Persians. This was the beginning of the Ionian Revolt‚ which would last until 493 BC‚ progressively drawing more regions of Asia Minor into the conflict. Seeking to secure his empire from further revolts and from the interference of the mainland Greeks‚ Darius embarked on a scheme to conquer Greece and to punish Athens and Eretria for burning Sardis. The first Persian
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World War One Homework 6 1; They used all different types of strategies and tactics to try and break the stalemate on the western front as the war dragged on from the end of 1914 to 1915. As seen in Source A‚ one of the tactics they used was tear gas and you call by the picture that it blinded the solders‚ they had to wait in horrible conditions for god knows how long‚ out in the trenches in the middle of battle for medical assistance. The strategies and tactics that were used to try and
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through Asia and into Asia Minor (the area between the Black and Mediterranean Seas) and taking control of the eastern world. A Persian ruler was installed over every city-state that they conquered. It was this action that eventually provoked the Ionian revolt which marked the beginning of the long confrontation between the Greek and Persian empires. About BC 550‚ Cyrus I‚ emperor of Persia‚ conquered the territory of Ionia (the west coast of Modern Turkey). For all of their advances in science and
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Artaphernes would take revenge. At the very least Aristagoras would be exiled‚ but most likely Artaphernes would kill him‚ easily within his power since he was the brother of the king and had connections. To save his skin‚ Aristagoras started a revolt against Persia and got some of his neighbors to help him‚ such as Athens and Ephesus. His army marched to Sardis‚ the capital of Lydia‚ and burnt it to the ground while Artaphernes hid in the citadel. Darius I saw what happened and quickly defeated
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Later in the book‚ Herodotus explains how the Greeks revolt against Darius. The author is biased in this part because he considers the revolt to be disastrous. Herodotus does not seem to like the Greek kings who are protégés of great kings. The story of Aristagoras revolting against the king Darius is messy on Herodotus’ part because he knows two stories‚ not just one. A democratic government is established when the Persians are seized and Ionian Greeks rebel. Arrangements for war are made in preparation
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Peasant’s Revolt and The Decline of Serfdom | Why did the Peasants’ Revolt Occur? Did the insurgents hope to abolish serfdom? How and why did serfdom decline and eventually disappear in England‚ notwithstanding the failure of the 1381 uprising and other influences of lower class protest against social inequality and injustice? | Naomi Woods Student 297278812/22/2011 | The Peasants Revolt is one of the most well known revolts of Medieval England‚ the revolt began as a local revolt in Essex in
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Why did the peasants revolt in 1381? Background Information: The Black Death‚ which flooded through Europe between years 1348 and 1349‚ killed roughly half the population of England. Since peasants were usually quite poor and lived in tough conditions‚ many of them were wiped out completely during the Plague. This caused an increase in land but a shortage of labourers. Since the quantity of working class peasants dropped greatly‚ many survivors saw themselves differently. They thought the Lord
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Miltiades biggest contribution was to the battle at Marathon which was considered a significant impact on the Persian wars. It was in the battle at Marathon where he showed both witt and skill against the Persian army. He was considered valuable to the athenians because of his former close relations with the Persian army‚ which meant he knew there tactics and there ways to which they fought in battle. The Athenians made Miltiades 10th Commander to which each day starting from commander one every
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