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Cyaxares II (Ancient Greek: Κυαξάρης) was a king of the Medes whose reign is described by the Greek historian Xenophon.Some theories have equated this figure with the "Darius the Mede" named in the Book of Daniel.
[26] [24] The original Douay-Rheims Bible claims that Darius the Mede was another name for Astyages. [27] [28] "Cyaxares II". The Greek writer Xenophon tells of a Median king called Cyaxares who was the son of Astyages; [29] Xenophon is not generally given credence by historians, and he does not, in any case, say that this alleged Cyaxares ...
Cyaxares [a] was the third king of the Medes.He ascended to the throne in 625 BCE, after his father Phraortes lost his life in a battle against the Assyrians.. Cyaxares collaborated with the Babylonians to destroy the Assyrian Empire, and united most of the Iranian peoples of ancient Iran, thereby transforming Media into a major power.
Cyaxares probably rose to prominence in this context. He may indeed have fought the Scythians, as Herodotus claims, which may have earned him his reputation as a great warrior. Through his victories, Cyaxares gained more and more influence, eventually uniting the Medes and other peoples under his leadership. [24]
The Median dynasty was, according to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, a dynasty composed of four kings who ruled for 150 years under the Median Empire. [1] If Herodotus' story is accurate, the Medes were unified by a man named Deioces, the first of the four kings who would rule the Median Empire; a mighty empire that included large parts of Iran and eastern Anatolia.
King Astyages commands Harpagus to take the infant Cyrus and slay him, tapestry by Jan Moy (1535-1550). Astyages's dream (France, 15th century) The account given by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus relates that Astyages had a dream in which his daughter, Mandane, gave birth to a son who would destroy his empire.
Articles related to Darius the Mede, a mythological King of Babylon depicted in the Book of Daniel. Pages in category "Darius the Mede" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
After the assassination of the usurper Smerdis, a Mede Fravartish (Phraortes), claiming to be a scion of Cyaxares, tried to restore the Mede kingdom, but was defeated by the Persian generals and executed in Ecbatana (Darius I in the Behistun inscription). Another rebellion, in 409 BC, against Darius II [5] was of short duration.