Who was in charge of the Greek Empire?
There was no single ‘basileus’ or ‘porphyrogene’ of the Grecian states at 500 BCE. Rather it was an agglomeration of ‘autarchies’ or states. Power prior to 500 BCE was located in Anatolia of the Lydian Monarchy with its suzerainty over Lydia, Lycia, Mysia, Ionia, Caria, Hellespontine Phrygia, Isauria, Pisidia, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Lycaonia. It consisted of the Atyadae Dynasty: before 1129 BCE, Heraclidae Dynasty: 1129-724 BCE and Mermnadae Dynasty: 724-554 BCE. There were instances of an ‘autarchy’ trying to achieve complete hegemony over the Grecian oecumene. Examples include the Delian League which turned into the First Athenian Empire. The entelechies of the Delian League were to prevent Medio-Achaemenid invasion, raise revenue for offensive wars, and the establishment of a symmachia or an offensive and defensive alliance under the suzerainty of Athens. The First Athenian Empire: 431-404 BCE consisted of the Eteokarpathioi of the Dodecanese and the coastline possesions of Anatolia
