Histiaeus

Histiaeus (Greek: Ἱστιαῖος, * before 520 BC; † 493 BC) was a tyrant of Miletus under Persian suzerainty.

He fought 514 BC, first in the army of the Persian king Darius I against the Scythians and secured the Persians returning the crossing of the Danube. The time required for the safe return of the bridge over the Danube was to be demolished on the command of Darius after 60 days, if he should not return. The Scythians, fought against Darius, bypassed the Persian army and negotiated with the Ionians, who guarded the bridge under Histiaeus command. Histiaeus persuaded the other ionic tyrants to wait for Darius. They deceived the Scythians with a cunning and tore down the bridge just a little way off. When the Persians returned to the bridge, Darius was the waiting Ionians signal, the bridge again build completely, whereupon the Persians were able to return safely. For his services he was permitted to found the city Myrkinos in Thrace. Megabazos, a commander of the Great King, however, recognized the military potential of Myrkinos and environment, and Histiaeus was ordered back of Darius as a consultant in the capital Susa, to keep him under control. After a failed campaign against the Naxians he convinced his son Aristagoras to fall away from Darius. He is said to have initiated the Ionian revolt. As Darius I accused him of this, but Histiaeus could convince him that not he, but his absence had caused the uprising and he could calm the revolt, when Darius could return it only to Miletus. So he escaped Darius ' control and could actively support the uprising.

After the uprising was put down, Histiaeus was defeated in 493 BC by the Persian generals Harpagos as he tried to land with an army in Asia Minor, in order to procure food. On the run, he was, after he had asked to be spared from death, captured by Harpagos. This let him be crucified, because he wanted to prevent Darius would forgive him again .. Its salted main Darius was sent to Susa.

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  • Tyrant
  • Born in the 6th century BC
  • Died 493 BC
  • Man
  • Person ( Miletus )
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