Histiaeus
historical figure · 1 work · 3 mentions · 13 anchored passages
Histiaeus the Milesian · Histiaeus of Miletus · Histiaeus, the tyrant of Miletus
in the texts
The Histories
The tyrant of Miletus whose argument and ruse preserve Darius's rule and save the retreating Persian army.
Histiaeus heard and answered the first shout, and sent all the ships to ferry the army over, and repaired the bridge.
and then Histiaeus answered for them all, and said, “You have come with good advice, Scythians, and your urgency is timely:
and from Ionia, Strattis of Chios, Aiaces of Samos, Laodamas of Phocaea, and Histiaeus of Miletus who opposed the plan of Miltiades.