As soon as Darius had crossed the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont and come to Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis,Cp. Hdt. 4.143. he remembered the good service done him by Histiaeus of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus and the counsel of Coes the Mytilenaean, and after sending for them to come to Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis, he offered them a choice of whatever they wanted.

Histiaeus, seeing that he was tyrant of Miletus [27.3,37.5] (Perseus) Miletus, desired no further sovereignty than that, but asked for MyrcinusA district rich in timber and precious metals; cp. Hdt. 5.23. in the Edonian land so that he might build a city there. This, then, was Histiaeus' choice, but Coes, inasmuch as he was no tyrant but a plain citizen, asked that he might be made tyrant of Mytilene [26.55,39.1] (Perseus) Mytilene.