CLAB05H3 Lecture 4: Persia and Greeks
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Persia"s northwest frontier and the ionian revolt (521-494 b. c) Satraps were virtual kings within their provinces provided that they . Darius seized the rich greek island of samos. Darius pursued the scythian but they didn"t give up. Their job was to deal quickly/cheaply with local problems with local problems. They rode up to darius" only escape route, a bridge over the river danube, and tried to persuade the ionian greeks he had left as guards to abandon it. If darius + his army = destroyed, the scythians urged the greeks could rebel/be free. The pro-persian tyrant of miletus, histiaeus opposed it. Said that it is better to be a tyrant under persia than a regular citizen in a free polis. To fool scythians, the greek ruined a part of the bridge; but enough to allow for repairs. Darius raced to the bridge before the scythians cut him off.
