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The Achaemenid Siege of Sardis: When Athens Burned Persia's Capital
In 498 BCE, during the Ionian Revolt, Athenian and Ionian forces launched a daring raid on Sardis, the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia. They caught the city by surprise, set its citadel ablaze, and unwittingly sealed the fate of their own freedom. This episode walks through the events of the raid, the political tensions that preceded it, and the brutal retaliation that followed — including the Persian capture of Eretria and the burning of Athens itself. We discuss the role of the satrap Artaphernes, the Athenian commander Eualcides, and the Persian general Datis. The episode also…
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