Persia
There are 1590 items in Persia:
Mathišta
Mathišta ("the greatest"): probably the title of the man who had appointed as the successor of the king in the Persian empire. …Maussolus
Maussolus: satrap of Caria between 377 and 353, most famous member of the Hecatomnid dynasty. Statue, believed to represent Maussolus Maussolus was…Mazaeus
Mazaeus (c.385-328): Persian nobleman, played an important role during the conquest of the Achaemenid empire by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great. …
Persepolis, Apadana, East Stairs, Two Medes |
Megabazus
Megabazus: Persian general, known to have conducted several campaigns in Europe in the last quarter of the sixth century BCE. Achaemenid…Megabyzus (1)
Megabyzus (Old Persian Baghabuxša): Persian nobleman, one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius I the Great become king (September 522 BCE). …Megabyzus (2)
Megabyzus (Old Persian Baghabuxša) (c.516-c.440): Persian nobleman, most important Persian commander during the first half of the fifth century BCE. Achaemenid…Memnon of Rhodes
Memnon of Rhodes (c.380-333): Greek mercenary leader in Persian service, adversary of Alexander the Great. Map of NW Asia Minor Memnon's career…Mentor of Rhodes
Mentor of Rhodes (c.385-340): Greek mercenary leader in Persian service, served under king Artaxerxes III Ochus.Mentor's career as mercenary leader started when he was twenty-seven years old. In 358, he served under an important Persian nobleman, Artabazus, the satrap of…
Meyran, possible site of Alexander's camp |
Mycale (479 BCE)
Mycale: promontory in western Turkey, famous for a battle in 479 BCE in which the allied Greeks defeated the navy of the Achaemenid king Xerxes, modern Dilek Daği. …Naqš-e Rajab
Naqš-e Rajab: place in Fars, close to Naqš-e Rustam, Persepolis, and Istakhr, well-known for its Sasanian rock reliefs. Naqš-e Rajab The archaeological…