Ionian Revolt
Event in History
Ionian Revolt has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland argues that the Greek tyrannoi were better understood as populist strongmen, comparable to Perón rather than Hitler.
“Essentially, populist strongmen. They are Peron rather than Hitler. It's kind of a better analogy”
The Rest Is History: 668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1) (May 10, 2026) · Listen from 30:59
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
668. Greece vs Persia: The Rise of the First Superpower (Part 1)The Rest Is History · May 10, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Darius I's rise, the Ionian Revolt and Athens' role in burning Sardis, leading up to the Persian landing at Marathon in 490 BC.