Aristagoras

Aristagŏras in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

(Ἀρισταγόρας). A native of Miletus, brother-in-law of Histiaeus, and left by the latter during his stay at the Persian court in charge of the government of Miletus. Having failed in an attempt upon Naxos (B.C. 501), which he had promised to subdue for the Persians, and fearing the consequences of his failure, he induced the Ionian cities to revolt ...

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Aristagoras in Wikipedia

Aristagoras was the leader of Miletus in the late 6th century BC and early 5th century BC. Background Aristagoras served as deputy governor of Miletus, a polis on the western coast of Anatolia around 500 BC. He was the son of Molpagoras, and son-in-law (and nephew) of Histiaeus, whom the Persians had set up as tyrant of Miletus. Aristagoras contro...

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