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The Achaemenid Siege of Sardis and the Ionian Revolt
In 498 BCE, the Greek city-states of Ionia rose up against their Persian overlords, sparking a five-year rebellion that would ultimately draw Athens and Sparta into open war with the Achaemenid Empire. This episode of Fexingo History focuses on the dramatic climax of the Ionian Revolt: the burning of Sardis, the Persian satrapal capital in western Anatolia. Lucas and Luna explore the complex web of alliances and betrayals that led to the revolt, the role of the tyrant Histiaeus of Miletus, and the devastating reprisals carried out by the Persian generals Artaphernes and Otanes. They examine…
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