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Datis, the general of the Persians and a Mede
by descent, having received from his ancestors the tradition that the Athenians were
descendants of Medus, who had established the kingdom of Media, sent a message to the Athenians
declaring that he was come with an army to demand the return of the sovereignty which had
belonged to his ancestors; for Medus, he said, who was the oldest of his own ancestors, had
been deprived of the kingship by the Athenians, and removing to Asia had founded the kingdom of Media. Consequently, he went on to say, if they would return the kingdom to him, he would forgive
them for this guilty actOf expelling his ancestor.
and for the campaign they had made against Sardis;
but if they opposed his demand, they would suffer a worse fate than had the Eretrians.Eretria was
plundered and burned by the Persians a few days before the battle of Marathon, 490 B.C.
Miltiades, voicing the decision reached by the ten general