The Scythian campaign of Darius I was a military expedition into parts of European Scythia by Darius I, the king of the Achaemenid Empire, in 513 BC....
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Darius I (Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavaʰuš; c. 550 – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid...
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Histiaeus (redirect from Histiaeus of Miletus)
against the Scythians, and was put in charge of defending the bridge that Darius' troops had placed across the Danube River. The Scythians attempted to...
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Media (region) (category Historical regions of Iran)
in the course of the Scythian campaign of Darius I in 513-12 BCE. The Persian domination of the cis-Caucasian area (the northern side of the range) was...
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clean-shaven men (or 512 BC). European Scythian campaign of Darius I "Persia". Angelfire. Borza, Eugene. In the Shadow of Olympus. Princeton: Princeton University...
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Attrition warfare (redirect from Battle of attrition)
strategy of attritional warfare was the original strategy for the battle. Scythian tactics during the European Scythian campaign of Darius I of 513 BC,...
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the Istros, allowing the Scythians to launch guerrilla attacks on it. The results of this campaign are unclear, with Darius I himself claiming that he...
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ensuing power vacuum and formed their own spheres of influence in the area. Scythian campaign of Darius I Achaemenid Macedonia Doriscus Eion Boryza (city)...
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unsuccessful Ionian Revolt against the Persian Empire of Darius I in 499-494 BC, led by the satrap of Miletus, Aristagoras. The Persian Empire was still...
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Agathyrsi (redirect from Thraco-Scythian)
annexation of all of Thrace, after which the Achaemenid king of kings Darius I crossed the Istros river in 513 BC and attacked the Scythian kingdom with...
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during the Scythian campaign of Darius I or due to an earthquake. In 71 BC the Romans under Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, the proconsul of Macedonia...
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Lezgins (category Peoples of the Caucasus)
in the course of the Scythian campaign of Darius I in 513–512 BC. The Persian domination of the cis-Caucasian area (the northern side of the range) was...
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Tauri (category Scythian tribes)
also found in the Kizil-Koba sites. Tauri and Scythians European Scythian campaign of Darius I Thoas (king of the Taurians) "Taurians". www.encyclopediaofukraine...
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This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece. Daphnis, c. 500 BC under Darius I (pro persian) Philiscus, c. 368-360 BC (assassinated) Iphiades, 360-...
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the Persians, led by Darius the Great, campaigned against the Scythians, the Thracian tribes in the Balkans surrendered to Darius on his way to Scythia...
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The Greek city-states of Athens and Eretria had supported the unsuccessful Ionian Revolt against the Persian Empire of Darius I in 499–494 BC. The Persian...
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Megabazus (category Generals of Darius the Great)
by Herodotus. Megabazus led the army of the Persian King Darius I in 513 BC during his European Scythian campaign. After this had to be discontinued without...
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symbols instead of cuneiform script. The names of the Scythians are a topic of interest for classicists and linguists. The Scythians were an Iranic people...
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Caucasian Albania (redirect from Arran (Republic of Azerbaijan))
in the course of the Scythian campaign of Darius I in 513-12 BCE. The Persian domination of the cis-Caucasian area (the northern side of the range) was...
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Melanchlaeni (category Scythian tribes)
some differences between the Sula and Donets groups. European Scythian campaign of Darius I Melanchlaeni and Cheremis (Mari) Sulimirski & Taylor 1991, p...
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Alexander the Great (redirect from Letter to Darius III)
Though outmanoeuvered by Darius's significantly larger army, he marched back to Cilicia, where he defeated Darius at Issus. Darius fled the battle, causing...
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son of a previously mentioned Sisamnes (3.31) - who served as a judge under Cambyses II and later under Darius I, who followed the European Scythian campaign...
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Histria (ancient city) (category History of Dobruja)
city was destroyed probably by the Scythians following the Scythian campaign of Darius I. It was rebuilt with new temples and industrial production increased...
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The Scythian genealogical myth was an epic cycle of the Scythian religion detailing the origin of the Scythians. This myth held an important position...
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Tomyris (section Death of Spargapises)
against the Persian Empire until one of the successors of Cyrus, the Achaemenid king Darius I, carried out a campaign against the Sakas from 520 to 518 BCE...
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Battle of Marathon. Consisting of two distinct campaigns, the invasion of the independent Greek city-states was ordered by the Persian king Darius the Great...
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Achaemenid Empire (redirect from Teispes (I))
gives many accounts of the Persians using ships to build bridges. Darius I, in an attempt to subdue the Scythian horsemen north of the Black Sea, crossed...
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Saka (category Foreign relations of ancient India)
Basin. The Sakas were closely related to the Scythians, and both groups formed part of the wider Scythian cultures, through which they ultimately derived...
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Massagetae (section Death of Cyrus)
against Darius I), perhaps related to Osset. Digor skₒyxyn, Iron æsk’wænxun "to distinguish oneself, etc.".] Safaee, Yazdan (2020). "Scythian and Zoroastrian...
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Ionia (satrapy) (category Achaemenid satraps of Ionia)
Yona Skudra [i.6] King Darius says: These are the countries which are subject unto me, and by the grace of Ahuramazda I became king of them: Persia,...
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