The Persian Wars
The Greek cities in Asia Minor had not been united and often, like the cities of mainland, they quarreled between them. Thales of Miletos perceived this weakness of Ionia and proposed a united nation, consisting from all the cities with Teos, as the capital, but none listened.
At the end of the seventh century, king Gyges of Lydia conquered Colophon. Responding to the aggression of Lydia, twelve Ionic cities formed a league, whose center was the Panionion, a shrine of Poseidon on the promontory of Mykale. The weak league was unable to stop the conquest of the cities, by the next king of Lydia, king Croesos (560-546 BC). Only Miletos, which had not resisted, remained an ally under a treaty.
After the defeat of Croesos by the king of Persia, Cyrus, the Ionic cities which had fought against him in the war, asked to be governed with the same terms as they were before, under the kindly and benevolent king Croesos. Cyrus refused and the league met at the Panionion and decided to ask the aid of Sparta.
Though the Lakedaemonians refused to help them, they sent a message to Cyrus, telling him not to harm any Greek city. Cyrus instead send the governor of Lydia Arpagos, who had saved Cyrus in his infancy, to lay siege to the cities. The people of Teos, unwilling to submit, abandoned their homes and went to Abdera, in Thrace. The Phokaeans also left and sailed to Corsica and been harassed by Carthagenians and the people of Tyrrhe, they went to Region and later founded the city of Massalia (Marseilles). One by one, the Ionic cities were conquered and forced to pay tribute to the Persian king, contributing also ships and army. Though the Persians did not interfere with their religion, social life and Greek habits, the cities were unhappy.
2007-01-28 08:19:47
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answered by Lizzy 3
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sure, all of those and lots greater have been happening in the time of human historic past, yet for them to have prophetic value, there are different standards they could meet. as an occasion, is there a common replace in people's attitudes from the years previous, as defined in 2 Timothy 3:a million-5? Do people ridicule the thought that we live interior the final days, claiming issues are happening now only as they have constantly been, as defined in 2 Peter 3:3, 4? And final yet via no skill least, the main extreme function of the sign: while only before our day has "this solid information of the dominion been preached in each and every of the inhabited earth for a witness to all the international locations" that's needed earlier the tip comes? (Matthew 24:14)
2016-12-16 15:43:52
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answered by zabel 4
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the persians controlled all of present day turkey including a city called miletus on the aegean coast. when miletus revolted against persian rule, they sought the help of athens which was just across the aegean sea. athens was happy to help since there were many former athenians living in miletus as it was formerly an athenian colony.
2007-01-28 08:38:13
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answered by Lee 3
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coz they were both the biggest and strongest countries of their time, and u know how it is, they wanted to take over the world n stuff, so they would basically fight for land....I'm Persian btw
2007-01-28 08:32:52
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answered by whatevar 2
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