Another ruler of this polis argued contrary to Miltiades that the Greeks should not destroy a bridge over the Hellespont at the request of the Scythians.
Herodotus relates that a tyrant of this polis gave advice to Periander of Corinth on how to rule his people by walking through a grain field and chopping off the tallest stalks. Another ruler of this polis argued contrary to Miltiades that the Greeks should not destroy a bridge over the Hellespont at the request of the Scythians. That ruler of this polis supposedly sent a message by tattooing the head of a slave, and his successor attempted to bribe Cleomenes I of Sparta into joining him in a military venture. This polis controlled the second most important oracle of Apollo, which was located at Didyma, and it was home to the historian Hecataeus. In addition to being ruled by the tyrants Thrasybulus and Histiaeus, this polis was ruled by a man who antagonized Megabates while leading a failed expedition against Naxos. This city was sacked after it lost the naval Battle of Lade, and under its tyrant Aristagoras it attacked the forces of Artaphernes and burned Sardis. This city led a revolt against the Persians as the greatest city of Ionia. For 10 points, name this western Anatolian city that was also home to philosophers like Anaximander and Thales.
Herodotus relates that a tyrant of this polis gave advice to Periander of Corinth on how to rule his people by walking through a grain field and chopping off the tallest stalks.
Miletus