Iran

There are 1733 items in Iran:

Medes

Medes (Old Persian Mâda): tribe, ruled by a king, in the west of modern Iran; capital Ecbatana (modern Hamadan). Two Medes Media…

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Megabazus

Megabazus: Persian general, known to have conducted several campaigns in Europe in the last quarter of the sixth century BCE. Achaemenid…

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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). …

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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…

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