From a power base in Anatolia, the Persians overran the eastern Aegean Islands and set their sights on the Cyclades.
The Persians lost Anatolia and then the Cyclades.
mnli hypothesis: The Persians lost Anatolia and then the Cyclades. premise: From a power base in Anatolia, the Persians overran the eastern Aegean Islands and set their sights on the Cyclades.