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Ionian Revolt
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The roots of the revolt lie in the subjugation of the Ionian cities by the Lydian kingdom under Croesus, which fell to Cyrus the Great in 546 BCE. While the Persian policy generally permitted local customs and religions, the imposition of Persian administrative oversight and the appointment of pro-Persian tyrants, such as Histiaeus of Miletus and Aristagoras …