Madates

Madates
Madates
Born	4th century BC
Nationality	Uxian or Persian
Era	Classical

Madates (Ancient Greek: Μαδάτης) or Madetas (Ancient Greek: Μαδέτας) was a general of Darius III and was married to a niece of Sisygambis (the mother of Darius).^[1] He was leading the Uxii.

He was supposedly ethnically Persian, but it is not unlikely he was Uxian. The idea that being a Persian ruling a non-Persian tribe "seems strange but has rarely received much attention from scholars."^[2] Diodorus Siculus and Quintus Curtius Rufus mention him.

Madates tried to fight Alexander the Great, but the Uxians were at first reluctant. He defended a strong mountain fortress of the Uxii against Alexander but he defeated. After the entreaties of Sisygambis, he was pardoned by Alexander.^[2]

^ A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Madates
^ ^a ^b Bahadori, Ali (2017-03-04). "Achaemenid Empire, Tribal Confederations of Southwestern Persia and Seven Families". Iranian Studies. 50 (2): 173–197. doi:10.1080/00210862.2016.1243986. ISSN 0021-0862.

[1] A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Madates

[:0-2] Bahadori, Ali (2017-03-04). "Achaemenid Empire, Tribal Confederations of Southwestern Persia and Seven Families". Iranian Studies. 50 (2): 173–197. doi:10.1080/00210862.2016.1243986. ISSN 0021-0862.

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