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275:, the former tyrant of Athens expelled in 510 BC, went to the Persians for assistance in regaining control of Athens in 505 BC. Hippias maligned the Athenians to Artaphernes and did all that he could in an attempt to bring Athens under control of the Persians. One of the main reasons why Artaphernes may have been willing to take up the cause for Hippias was because of the Athenians denial of the alliance with Persia in 507 BC. In the Persian point of view the submission to Darius I was permanent which meant that Artaphernes would have been inclined to support whichever Athenian government that supported the alliance. However, the Athenians heard about the attempts by Hippias to regain his power and sent messengers to Sardis, warning the Persians not to believe banished Athenians. Artaphernes, told the Athenians to allow Hippias to return to Athens "if they wanted to be safe." When the threat was brought back to the Athenians, they refused, and instead decided that they were at war with Persia. 335: 229: 162: 358:. Sardis was taken easily but the army was not able to take the citadel which was being held by Artaphernes and an army of men. Although the Greeks were unable to take the citadel, they pillaged the town and set fires that burnt Sardis to the ground. When the military saw that the Persians were defending themselves they withdrew to Ephesus where they were defeated. The Athenians then ended their alliance with Ionia and refused to send more aid. The revolt continued to spread into Byzantium, Caria, Camus, and Cyprus. 295:, the acting tyrant of Miletus, was able to give them enough force to regain their country. Aristagoras listened to this appeal and told them that he would have to go to Artaphernes for naval support. Artaphernes agreed to assist because it would be profitable for the king and because he saw an opportunity for the expansion of Persian influence into the Cyclade Islands. However, Darius I needed to agree to the plan but once he did two hundred triremes were supplied and 312: 192: 1522: 1844: 327:, who was the tyrant of Miletus but was recalled to Susa after Darius grew fearful of Ionia's power believed that he would be sent back to the coast if there was a revolt so he gave his support. After Histiaeus sent Aristagoras a secret message, in which he signified that Aristagoras should revolt the Ionian Revolt began. Subsequently, Artaphernes played an important role in suppressing the 432:
and assessed their tributes accordingly. With these reforms it minimized the amount of arguing between the cities and established a lasting stability. These new reforms also set a standard where Persians arbitrated between differences in Ionia. After establishing these changes Artaphernes disappears
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After Histiaeus heard the news about Miletus falling he sailed to Chios and forced his way in. Histiaeus then amassed a large force of Ionians and Anatolians against Thasos but when he heard that the Persians were being sent out to attack the rest of Ionia, he fled to Lesbos. His army was hungry so
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siege continued for four months, until the Persians spent everything that they had come with and Aristagoras own money, the Persians were forced to withdraw. The failure of the siege of Naxos led to the Ionian Revolt because Aristagoras feared what would happen to him as a result of the failure.
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When he fled to Chios, Histiaeus sent letters to Persians in Sardis because they had previously spoken to him about the revolt. The messenger, however, delivered these letters to Artaphernes who allowed the messenger to give the letters to the recipients but to bring back the replies. When the men
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After a fight started between Megabates and Aristagoras, Megabates sent a message to Naxos informing them of the expedition and what the goal was. This message allowed Naxos to prepare for a long siege but the Persians did not have enough provisions or money to maintain this sort of operation. The
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Histiaeus, who had been an instigator of the Ionian revolt, was released from his captivity in Susa and sent down to Sardis after he persuaded Darius to allow him to help quiet the outbreak. When Histiaeus arrived in Sardis, Artaphernes asked him why he thought that the Ionians had rebelled and
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was dispatched as ambassador for the Ionians and asked Artaphernes why he had no faith in them. Artaphernes replied that he worried that the Ionians held resentment after their defeat and Hecateus said, "Well then, if suffering ill treatment has the effect of creating bad faith, receiving kind
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Artaphernes and Otanes were put in charge of retaking Ionia and Anatolian territory and they retook Clazomenae and Clyme. Having successfully captured several of the revolting Greek city-states, the Persians under Artaphernes laid siege to Miletus. The decisive
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Histiaeus replied that he did not know. But Artaphernes knew what the true story was and said, "I will tell you, Histiaeus, the truth of this business: it was you who stitched this shoe, and Aristagoras who put it on." This frightened Histiaeus who then fled to
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and brother of Darius I. When Darius took power, he organized the his empire into twenty districts called satrapies, regularized tributes that subjects owed, and appointed satraps. Before Artaphernes took power in Asia Minor the previous satrap,
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Artaphernes then forced the Ionian cities to create agreements among themselves that they would listen to the law and not rob one another. He also reorganized the land register by measured out their territories in
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retreated. The sudden defection turned the tide of battle, and the remaining Greek fleet was completely destroyed. Miletus surrendered shortly thereafter and the Ionian Revolt effectively came to an end.
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Artaphernes was likely an adaptation of by the etymology (Greek phren "spirit, soul") of Artaphernes, which corresponded to Artafanah (endowed with the Glory of the Right). Arta is a common prefix for
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treatment will surely cause our cities to be well disposed towards the Persians." Even though this story may have been pure invention it still shows the ways that Persians regard themselves.
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would pardon him, so he executed him by impaling him, and sent his head to Darius. Darius still did not believe Histiaeus was a traitor and gave his head an honorable burial.
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Aristagoras then attempted to convince other Ionian cities to revolt and visited the Greek mainland in an attempt to find allies. He was successful in convincing Athens and
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was fought in 494 BC close to the island of Lade, near Miletus' port. Although out-numbered, the Greek fleet appeared to be winning the battle until the ships from
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began, at the instigation of Aristagoras who felt certain that the failure of the Siege of Naxos would lead to his lordship being taken away from him or his life.
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The Ceremony of Presenting Earth and Water. In 507 BC, Athenians were pressured into giving Artaphernes Earth and Water in exchange for a Persian alliance.
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In 525 BC an oligarchy began to rule Naxos but by 503 BC the oligarchs were expelled by the democratic party and a constitution was created. The
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took over Artaphernes's satrapy and reversed the decision to restore tyrants to power and turned local rule over to democracies. In 490 his
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and made his way back to Miletus but the Miletans did not wish to have him so he had to return to Chios. He then went to
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and persuaded the leaders to give him eight triremes and sailed to Byzantium which was where he established himself.
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he had to lead foraging expeditions into different islands which was when he was captured by the Persian general,
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to provide ships and men. Athenian and Eretrian ships transported the Athenian troops to the Ionian city of
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in 493 BC. He was then brought back to Artaphernes who did not want to send him back to
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Artaphernes successfully resisted the Greek and Ionian siege in the citadel of Sardis.
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Achaemenid lineage: Artaphernes was son of Hystaspes, and brother of Darius I.
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The Satrapy of Lydia at the time Artaphernes came to power in 513 BC.
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were discovered, Artaphernes put those men to death.
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occurred because the expelled oligarchs then went to
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Index

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Artaphernes II
Darius the Great
Artaphernes (disambiguation)
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