CLA2102 Lecture 1: 1. The Ionian Revolt and the Battle of Marathon
17 Apr 2016
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The ionian revolt and the battle of marathon. Several civilizations in the aegean sea are suddenly wiped out and the population sharply drops. Aeolians and achaeans were diluted as they stood up to invasion. Few outposts in mycenae were taken over by the hittites (greeks on the mainland surrounding the aegean sea + crete) Ionian culture was dominant in asia minor (ionian greece) Herodotus (a dorian, 490 425 b. c. ) was the major source (father of history - historia) and set an academic standard and account of one"s inquiries. This point in time came the irst deinitions of the greeks plus the persians. Croesus of lydia (ruled 500 546 b. c. ) First to subject the ionian greeks (in asia) Rules most of 6th century autonomous states, segregated the ionians and incorporates them into the lydian empire. Cyrus i the great (ruled 559 530 b. c. ) Ruled the archaemenid empire, the irst persian empire. Came to power in persia and started moving west.
