His famous play, the Capture of Miletus or the Sack of Miletus, was probably composed shortly after the conquest of that city by the Persians during the Ionian Revolt. Miletus was a colony of Athens and therefore traditionally held especially dear to the mother city.
The playwright's famous work, titled the Seizure of Miletus or the Sacking of Miletus, was probably written soon after the Persian conquest of that city during the Ionian Revolt. Miletus was an Athenian colony and therefore held in high regard by its mother city.