... hate and contempt for Tyranny. Even if they had been more successful the overwhelming might, and power of the Persian Empire would have quelled their resistance in the end. The key inspiration and the flame to the fuel of the revolt was Aristagoras. After Aristagoras decided to rebel, and Herodotus says that "Aristagoras, in open rebellion, set himself to damage Darius in every way he could think of." Aristagoras held a meeting for "His friends [of the council of supporters] were unanimous in their approval, and all recommended revolt - with a single exception: the writer Hecataeus." Hecataeus says "knowing the Persian terrain as I do, you do not have a hope in sustaining a rebellion." but his opinions were out voted. So he says "if you must rebel use the sea, and there may be a chance." 2 Hecataeus says the only way to do it is take all ...

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