Histories

The reason why Cyrus told the story to the Ionians and Aeolians was that the Ionians, who were ready to obey him when the victory was won, had before refused when he sent a message asking them to revolt from Croesus.

So he answered them in anger. But when the message came to the Ionians in their cities, they fortified themselves with walls, and assembled in the Panionion [27.1167,37.6833] (Perseus) Panionion,[*](See Hdt. 1.148.) all except the Milesians, with whom alone Cyrus made a treaty on the same terms as that which they had with the Lydians. The rest of the Ionians resolved to send envoys in the name of them all to Sparta [22.4417,37.0667] (Perseus) Sparta, to ask help for the Ionians.

Now these Ionians possessed the Panionion [27.1167,37.6833] (Perseus) Panionion, and of all men whom we know, they happened to found their cities in places with the loveliest of climate and seasons.