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After this the Ionians inquired of him for what reason he had so
strongly urged Aristagoras to revolt from the king, thereby doing
their nation so ill a service. In reply, he took good care not to
disclose to them the real cause, but told them that King Darius had
intended to remove the Phoenicians from their own country, and place
them in Ionia, while he planted the Ionians in Phoenicia, and that
it was for this reason he sent Aristagoras the order. Now it was not
true that the king had entertained any such intention, but Histiaeus
succeeded hereby in arousing the fears of the Ionians.
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