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τύραννοι. The list is curious and interesting: six of the eleven are ‘Hellespontic’, while an important island like Lesbos, whose ‘general’ (97. 2; he became ‘tyrant’ later, v. 11. 2), Coës, had a high position with Darius (c. 97), is not mentioned; nor are there any Dorians (cf. their absence in the story of the Ionic revolt). These peculiarities may be explained by attributing it to Miltiades, who naturally preferred to mention his neighbours.

For Hippoclus cf. Thuc. vi. 59. 3.

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