Megabazus | |
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.jpg) Megabazus was son of Megabates.[1] | |
| Native name | Bakabadus |
| Allegiance | Achaemenid Empire |
| Battles / wars | European Scythian campaign of Darius I Darius' Thracian campaign Unknown others |
| Children | Megabates[2] Oebares II Bubares Pherendates[3] |
| Relations | Megabates (father) |
Macedonians were part of the Achaemenid army after the submission obtained by Megabazus. The "Ionians with shield-hats" (Old Persian cuneiform: 𐎹𐎢𐎴𐎠𐏐𐎫𐎣𐎲𐎼𐎠, Yaunā takabarā)[4] depicted on the tomb of Xerxes I at Naqsh-e Rustam, were probably Macedonian soldiers in the service of the Achaemenid army, wearing the petasos or kausia, c.480 BC.[5]
Megabazus (Old Persian: Bagavazdā or Bagabāzu, Ancient Greek: Μεγαβάζος and Μεγάβυζος), son of Megabates, was a highly regarded Persian general under Darius, to whom he was a first-degree cousin. Most of the information about Megabazus comes from The Histories by Herodotus.
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