Ionian Revolt (jan 1, 499 BC – apr 1, 493 BC)

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THE BOOK OF ESTHER: FAIRY TALE OR HISTORY? by Gerard Gertoux

The reason for this huge banquet, dated in the spring 493 BCE, is not directly
mentioned but it had have been given for celebrating a victory because the first guests
among the nobles and officials are the military leaders of Persia and Media. According to
Greek historians, we know that there was the Ionian Revolt from 499 to 493 BCE10.
Herodotus wrote: After wintering [early 493 BCE] around Miletus, the Persian fleet sailed forth next
year [spring 493 BCE] and captured the islands off the mainland with ease: Chios, Lesbos and Tenedos
(...) They captured the Ionian cities on the mainland similarly, although they did not net the people, as it
could not be done there (...) From Ionia the fleet departed and captured all the places on the left of the entrance of the Hellespont (The Histories VI:31-33).

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