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	Histiaeus
		Histiaeus (died 494 BC), the son of Lysagoras, was the tyrant of Miletus in the late 6th century BC.
		Histiaeus suggested that they pretend to follow the Scythian plan, and was sent sent as an ambassador to tell them this, while the rest of the tyrants pretended to demolish the bridge.
		Histiaeus was forced to flee to Chios, but attempted to implicate some of the other Persians in Sardis, who were then killed by Artaphernes.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/h/hi/histiaeus.html (664 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 499 (v. 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Histiaeus, already in possession of Miletus, asked and obtained a district on the Strymon, in Thrace, where, leaving Miletus under the charge of his kinsman, Aristagoras, he built a town called Myrcinus, apparently with a view of establishing an independent kingdom.
		Histiaeus followed Dareius reluctantly to Susa, where he was detained for thirteen years, till the outbreak of the Ionian revolt, kindly treated, but prohibited from returning.
		It is unaccountable that Dareius should have been so, easily deceived: yet he suffered Histiaeus to depart, on his engaging to reduce Ionia, and to make Sardinia, which he described as an important island, tributary to the Persians.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/1607.html (869 words)

	Histiaeus * People, Places, & Things * Greek Mythology: From the Iliad to the Fall of the Last Tyrant
		Histiaeus convinced the other allies that Darius was the source of their authority and that his death would surely mean the end of their tyrannies; the allies made a pretense of destroying the bridge to appease the Skythians and waited for Darius to arrive.
		Aristagoras was a desperate man and took Histiaeus’ advice; he united the Ionians and began what became known as the Ionian Revolt; the revolt failed and Aristagoras went to an early grave.
		Histiaeus then sent letters to Persians in Sardis who he knew to be hostile to Darius; the letters were intercepted by Artaphrenes and the recipients died for their treachery.
	www.messagenet.com /myths/ppt/Histiaeus_1.html (483 words)

	The Internet Classics Archive \| The History of Herodotus by Herodotus
		Histiaeus had no sooner heard the news than he gave the Hellespont in charge to Bisaltes, son of Apollophanes, a native of Abydos, and himself, at the head of his Lesbians, set sail for Chios.
		Histiaeus now led a numerous army, composed of Ionians and Aelians, against Thasos, and had laid siege to the place when news arrived that the Phoenicians were about to quit Miletus and attack the other cities of Ionia.
		The Thasians, at the time when Histiaeus the Milesian made his attack upon them, had resolved that, as their income was very great, they would apply their wealth to building ships of war, and surrounding their city with another and a stronger wall.
	classics.mit.edu /Herodotus/history.6.vi.html (10080 words)

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		The success of his enterprise led to his being invited to Susa, where in the midst of every kind of honour he was virtually a prisoner of Darius, who had reason to dread his growing power in Ionia.
		He was allowed to leave Susa, but on his arrival at the coast found himself suspected by the satrap, and was ultimately driven to establish himself (Herodotus says as a pirate; more probably in charge of the Bosporus route) at Byzantium.
		The theory of Herodotus that the Ionian revolt was caused by the single message of Histiaeus is incredible; there is evidence to show that the Ionians had been meditating since about 512 a patriotic revolt against the Persian domination and the " tyrants" on whom it rested (see Grote, Hist.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /correction/edit?content_id=32966&locale=en (354 words)

	Aristagoras Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		He was the son of Molpagoras, and son-in-law of Histiaeus, whom the Persians had set up as tyrant of Miletus.
		Aristagoras gained control of the city when Histiaeus was appointed as an advisor to the Persian king Darius I.
		However, when the Ionian Revolt was eventually put down (and Histiaeus restored as tyrant), Aristagoras fled to Thrace, where he attempted to establish a colony on the Strymon river, at the same site as the later Athenian colony of Amphipolis.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/a/ar/aristagoras.html (403 words)

	A Smaller History of Greece - Chapter VII
		The other rulers of the Ionian cities were at first disposed to follow his suggestion; but as soon as Histiaeus of Miletus reminded them that their sovereignty depended upon the support of the Persian king, and that his ruin would involve their own, they changed their minds and resolved to await the Persians.
		Megabazus, on his return to Sardis, where Darius awaited him, informed the Persian monarch that Histiaeus was collecting the elements of a power which might hereafter prove formidable to the Persian sovereignty, since Myrcinus commanded the navigation of the Strymon, and consequently the commerce with the interior of Thrace.
		Darius, perceiving that the apprehensions of his general were not without foundation, summoned Histiaeus to his presence, and, under the pretext that he could not bear to be deprived of the company of his friend, carried him with the rest of the court to Susa.
	www.worldwideschool.org /library/books/hst/european/ASmallerHistoryofGreece/chap7.html (4366 words)

	The Internet Classics Archive \| The History of Herodotus by Herodotus
		Histiaeus, when he heard this, put faith in the words of the messenger; and, as it seemed to him a grand thing to be the king's counsellor, he straightway went up to Sardis.
		Aristagoras, son of Molpagoras, the nephew and likewise the son-in-law of Histiaeus, son of Lysagoras, who was still kept by Darius at Susa, happened to be regent of Miletus at the time of their coming.
		All this Histiaeus did because it irked him greatly to be kept at Susa, and because he had strong hopes that, if troubles broke out, he would be sent down to the coast to quell them, whereas, if Miletus made no movement, he did not see a chance of his ever again returning thither.
	classics.mit.edu /Herodotus/history.5.v.html (9991 words)

	Herodotus: Book Six
		Histiaeus' secret communications with potential Persian allies at Sardis betrayed by a messenger to Artaphrenes, who uses the messenger in place to also read the replies to Histiaeus' letters; Histiaeus' cover blown (4).
		While besieging Thasos, Histiaeus learns of a Phoenician fleet heading for Lesbos and moves to intercept; but while his men are foraging for grain on the mainland they are attacked by Persian troops and beaten; Histiaeus is taken prisoner (28).
		Histiaeus is taken to Sardis and slain by Artaphrenes; Darius is displeased on receiving his embalmed head, and grants him burial honors (30).
	academic.reed.edu /humanities/Hum110/Hdt/Hdt6.html (3169 words)

	Iranica.com - IONIAN REVOLT
		He was encouraged by Histiaeus, who must have heard of the failure at Naxos and, seeing a chance that he would be allowed to return to Miletus, sent a secret message to Aristagoras, urging him to revolt.
		If Histiaeus left Susa soon after the King heard of the fall of Sardis, perhaps at the turn of 498 and 497, Histiaeus may have left Susa early in 497 and arrived at Sardis about the middle of the year.
		Histiaeus had quite probably gone to Sardis for the reason Aristagoras seems to have suspected.
	www.iranica.com /newsite/articles/v13f2/v13f2018.html (5763 words)

	Ionian Revolt essay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Herodotus says "what prompted Histiaeus to do this was his distress at being detained in Susa." So Herodotus conveys to us that the only motive is the fact that Histiaeus is homesick.
		It may be concluded that the entire account of the rebellion which relate to Histiaeus are a defense speech from him.
		Histiaeus is also hunted down and killed horribly, after his pirate career takes a turn for the worse.
	www.herodotuswebsite.co.uk /essays/inrevolt.htm (3986 words)

	Book 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		[6.4] After this, Histiaeus, by means of a certain Hermippus, a native of Atarneus, sent letters to many of the Persians in Sardis, who had before held some discourse with him concerning a revolt.
		[6.5] As for Histiaeus, when his hopes in this matter were disappointed, he persuaded the Chians to carry him back to Miletus; but the Milesians were too well pleased at having got quit of Aristagoras to be anxious to receive another tyrant into their country; besides which they had now tasted liberty.
		[6.28] Histiaeus now led a numerous army, composed of Ionians and Aelians, against Thasos, and had laid siege to the place when news arrived that the Phoenicians were about to quit Miletus and attack the other cities of Ionia.
	www.herodotuswebsite.co.uk /Text/Book6.htm (8264 words)

	Thasos
		The place was important during the Ionian revolt against Persia.
		After the capture of Miletus (494 BC) Histiaeus[?], the Ionian leader, laid siege to Thasos.
		The attack failed, but, warned by the danger, the Thasians employed their revenues to build war ships and strengthen their fortifications.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/th/Thasos.html (572 words)

	Darius Invades Russia
		Darius was disposed to reward Histiaeus by allowing him to build a city for himself in Thrace, but Megabazus had a different opinion of the trustworthiness of Histiaeus, and prevailed upon the king to take him to Susa, and, under the title of councillor, to keep him a prisoner there.
		Histiaeus was at first flattered by this court position, and then realized its true meaning.
		It is a dark and intricate story of treacheries, cruelties, and hate, in which the death of the wily Histiaeus shines almost cheerfully.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles32n/history-outline-101.shtml (1627 words)

	Herodotus: Book Five
		Darius returns to Sardis, rewards Histiaeus of Miletus with Myrcinus (rich country in Thrace, near the Strymon) and Coes of Mytilene with the rule of his city (11).
		Darius is persuaded and summons Histiaeus; he proposes to take him to Susa as his close adviser, and Histiaeus agrees (24).
		Darius questions Histiaeus, who denies complicity in the rebellion, ands asked to be sent to Miletus, promising to deliver Aristagoras; Darius agrees (106-107).
	academic.reed.edu /humanities/Hum110/Hdt/Hdt5.html (2498 words)

	HISTIAEUS (d. 494 B.c.) - Online Information article about HISTIAEUS (d. 494 B.c.)
		Histiaeus, being ruler of Miletus in his See also:
		character and Histiaeus persuaded Darius that he alone could quell it.
		The theory of Herodotus that the Ionian revolt was caused by the single message of Histiaeus is incredible; there is See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /HIG_HOR/HISTIAEUS_d_494_Bc_.html (557 words)

	Histiaeus - Wikipedia
		Histiaeus (Grieks: Ίστιαιος) was tiran van Milete rond het einde van de 6e eeuw v.
		Daarvoor werd hij door Darius rijkelijk beloond, maar de koning bleef hem wantrouwen en ontbood hem niet lang daarna naar de hoofdstad Susa als koninklijk adviseur.
		Nadat de opstandelingen Sardes hadden verwoest, werd Histiaeus op eigen verzoek naar het front gestuurd om te bemiddelen.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Histiaeus (195 words)

	Summary of and commentary on Herodotus' Histories, book 5
		While Histiaeus stays at the Persian court (above), his home town Miletus -Ionia's main city- is ruled by his son-in-law Aristagoras, who tries to add the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea to the Achaememid empire and his own sphere of influence.
		However, Herodotus knows another story: Histiaeus, irked by his honorable detention, had sent a trusted slave to Ionia, with the word 'revolt' tattooed on his scalp.
		Herodotus' picture of Histiaeus may be a shade too dark.
	www.livius.org /he-hg/herodotus/logos5_14.html (902 words)

	Herodotus' Inquiries, Book 6: installment 31
		Then afterwards Histiaeus was dealing through a messenger, Hermippus, an Atarnian man, and to those of the Persians who were in Sardis was sending papers on the ground that they had previously conversed to him about standing apart.
		Now, Histiaeus and the Mytilenians were doing that, and against Miletus itself a large army of ship and foot was expected; for the generals of the Persians, having joined together and made one camp, were driving against Miletus, because they considered worthless all the other boroughs.
		Now, Histiaeus was captured alive this way: when the Greeks were fighting with the Persians in Malene in the Atarnian country, they were come to grips for a long time and their horse later set off and fell on the Greeks.
	www.losttrails.com /pages/Tales/Inquiries/Herodotus_31.html (3467 words)

	Amazing facts
		The 5th century BC Greek historian, Herodotus, records how Histiaeus of Miletus, who was being held against his will by King Darius of Susa, sent a tattooed secret message to his son-in-law, Aristagoras.
		Histiaeus shaved the hair of his slave and tattooed the message on to the man's head.
		The slave was told that the procedure would cure his failing eyesight.
	www.nmm.ac.uk /upload/package/8/html/1.htm (144 words)

	The History of Herodotus Chapter V
		Histiaeus answered- "What words are these, O king, to which thou hast given utterance?
		Histiaeus spoke thus, wishing to deceive the king; and Darius, persuaded by his words, let him go; only bidding him be sure to do as he had promised, and afterwards come back to Susa.
		In the meantime- while the tidings of the burning of Sardis were reaching the king, and Darius was shooting the arrow and having the conference with Histiaeus, and the latter, by permission of Darius, was hastening down to the sea- in Cyprus the following events took place.
	www.piney.com /Heredotus5.html (16459 words)

	The Baldwin Project: The Story of Greece by Mary Macgregor
		No sooner was this done than an answering shout was heard, and Histiaeus sent in haste to restore the bridge of boats.
		The king was grateful to Histiaeus when he heard that it was he who had persuaded the other tyrants to await his return, after the sixty days had passed, and he bade him ask for whatever he wished.
		Aristagoras, the brother-in-law of Histiaeus, was now made tyrant of Miletus, while Darius appointed his own brother Artaphernes to be ruler of Sardis.
	www.mainlesson.com /display.php?author=macgregor&book=greece&story=darius (582 words)

	History of Iran: Histories of Herodotus, Book 5
		He had become aware while in Europe that Histiaeus the Milesian was raising a wall at Myrcinus - the town upon the Strymon which he had obtained from King Darius as his guerdon for keeping the bridge.
		[5.37] Iatragoras accordingly was despatched on this errand, and he took with guile Oliatus the son of Ibanolis the Mylassian, and Histiaeus the son of Tymnes the Termerean-Coes likewise, the son of Erxander, to whom Darius gave Mytilene, and Aristagoras the son of Heraclides the Cymaean, and also many others.
		Being convinced that it was in vain to endeavour to overcome King Darius, he called his brothers-in-arms together, and laid before them the following project:- "'Twould be well," he said, "to have some place of refuge, in case they were driven out of Miletus.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/herodotus/herodotus_history_book5.php (16542 words)

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