Editing Miletus (section)

===Classical Greek period===
[[File:Miletos stadsplan 400.jpg|thumb|right|The plan of Milet in the Classical period]]
In 479 BC, the Greeks decisively defeated the Persians on the Greek mainland at the [[Battle of Plataea]], and Miletus was freed from Persian rule. Although many sanctuaries of Miletus had been destroyed by the Persians, the restoration of them was prohibited by the "Oath of the Ionians", which aimed to retain the ruins as memorials. However, this oath was only partially observed by the Milesians, with some sanctuaries being restored back to their Archaic appearances.<ref>{{Citation |last=Herda |first=Alexander |title=Copy and paste? Miletos before and after the Persian Wars |work=Reconstruire les villes |pages=91–120 |publication-date=2019 |url=https://doi.org/10.1484/m.supsec-eb.5.118517 |access-date=2025-03-08 |place=Turnhout, Belgium |publisher=Brepols Publishers |doi=10.1484/m.supsec-eb.5.118517 |isbn=978-2-503-58631-1}}</ref> The city's gridlike layout was also constructed across all the area within the city wall, designed by [[Hippodamus of Miletus]]. It later became famous and was known as the "Hippodamian plan", serving as the basic layout for the new foundations of Hellenistic and [[ancient Rome|Roman]] cities.<ref name=":1" />