Astyages

Astyages in Wikipedia

Astyages (spelled by Herodotus as Ἀστυάγης - Astyages; by Ctesias as Astyigas; by Diodorus as Aspadas; Akkadian: Ištumegu; Kurdish: Azhdihak or Ajdihak, Persian: Persian: ایشتوویگو (Ištovigu)), was the last king of the Median Empire, r. 585 BCE-550 BCE, the son of Cyaxares; he was dethroned in 550 BCE by Cyrus the Great. His name derives from the ...

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