035 The Ionian Revolt
The History of Ancient Greece
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The History of the Cypriot Revolt
Darius dispatched three generals, Darus' High Maeus and Otani's, each at the head of their own army, to subdue the rebellion in Asia Minor. These men were all married to a daughter of Darius. The leader of the Cypriot revolt was Onesalis, the brother of Gorgis, the current king of Salimis. He tried to persuade Gorgis to revolt from the Persians too, but he did not want to do it. So one day, Gorgis went outside the city of SalimIs,. shut the gates and locked his brother out of the city, and made himself king. Deprived of his city, Gorg is
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