CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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Greece belonged to the Turkish kingdom of Ionia.
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Greeks had established wealthy settlement in Ionia.
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Ionia was an island that had been conquered by Greece.
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Ionia was a Greek city-state between Athens and Sparta.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ionians knew they could not defeat the Persians by themselves, so they asked mainland Greece for help. Athens sent soldiers and a small fleet of ships. Unfortunately for the Ionians, the Athenians went home after their initial success, leaving the small Ionian army to fight alone.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the defeat of the Ionian fleet, the revolt was effectively over. Miletus was closely invested, the Persians “mining the walls and using every device against it, until they utterly captured it". According to Herodotus, most of the men were killed, and the women and children were enslaved.
Detailed explanation-3: -In BC 499, Aristagoras, the ruler of the Ionian city Miletus, yearned to control the city of Naxos. He tried to gain help from surrounding cities but failed. Fearing punishment from Darius I (Persian Emperor from BC 521-486) or Artaphrenes, for breaking the agreement, he incited a rebellion.