Histiaeus
✓ Source-basedrisingTyrant of Miletus and an instigator of Ionian Revolt (died 493 BC)
Lived 550 BC to 493 BC · aged 57
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Histiaeus, the son of Lysagoras, was a Greek ruler of Miletus in the late 6th century BC.
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Electrum coinage of Miletus, around the birth of Histiaeus. Circa 600-550 BC.
Coinage of Miletus at the time of Histiaeus. AR Obol (9mm, 1.07 g). Forepart of lion left, head right. Stellate and floral design within incuse square. Late 6th-early 5th century BC.
The Greeks under Histiaeus preserve the bridge of Darius I across the Danube river. 19th century illustration.About this person
Histiaeus, the son of Lysagoras, was a Greek ruler of Miletus in the late 6th century BC. Histiaeus was tyrant of Miletus under Darius I, king of Persia, who had subjugated Miletus and the other Ionian states in Asia Minor, and who generally appointed Greeks as tyrants to rule the Greek cities of Ionia in his territory.
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deceased
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Lived 550 BC to 493 BC · aged 57
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