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Aristagoras had no way of fulfilling his promise to Artaphrenes, and he was hard-pressed by demands for the costs of the force. Furthermore he feared what might come of the failure of the army and Megabates' displeasure against him. It was likely, he thought, that his lordship of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus would be taken away from him.
Aristagoras had no way of fulfilling his promise to Artaphrenes, and he was hard-pressed by demands for the costs of the force. Furthermore he feared what might come of the failure of the army and Megabates' displeasure against him. It was likely, he thought, that his lordship of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus would be taken away from him.
Histories. Herodotus. ed. A.D. Godley. Cambridge. 1920-1925.
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