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Ashur-Uballit Ii in Wikipedia

Ashur-uballit II (Aššur-uballiṭ II), was the last king of the Assyrian empire. He reigned in the last capital city of Harran from 612 BC to 609 BC, having fled Nineveh during the siege and capture of that city by the Babylonian-Median army in 612 BC. In alliance with Egyptian forces, Ashuruballit's army was able to defend Harran from the combined ...

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Bagoas and Wikipedia

Bagoas (or Βαγώας, Greek transcription of Old Persian Bagoi; died 336 BC) was a eunuch who became the confidential minister of Artaxerxes III. He threw in his lot with the Rhodian condottiere Mentor, and with his help succeeded in subjecting Egypt again to the Persian empire (probably 342 BC). Mentor became general of the maritime provinces, suppre...

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Cambyses Ii in Wikipedia

Cambyses II (Old Persian: 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 [1] Kɑmboujie[2], Persian: کمبوجیه, d. 522 BC) was the son of Cyrus the Great (r. 559–530 BC), founder of the Persian Empire and of its first dynasty. His grandfather was Cambyses I, king of Anshan. Following Cyrus' conquests of the Near East and Central Asia, Cambyses...

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David in WIkipedia

Biblical narrative David is chosen Samuel anoints David, Dura Europos, Syria, Date: 3rd c. CE God withdraws his favor from Saul, king of Israel. The prophet Samuel seeks a new king from the sons of Jesse of Bethlehem. Seven of Jesse's sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel says "The LORD has not chosen these." He then asks "Are these all the sons yo...

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Ashurbanipal (Assyrian Ashurban-Apli)

Ashurbanipal (Akkadian: Aššur-bāni-apli, (Aramaic: "ܐܵܫܘܿܪ ܒܵܢܝܼ ܐܵܦܠܝܼ"‎) "Ashur is creator of an heir";[1] 685 B.C. – c. 627 B.C.),[2] also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, was the son of Esarhaddon and the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (668 B.C. – c. 627 B.C.).[2] He established the first systematically organized library in t...

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Croesus in Wikipedia

Croesus (pronounced /ˈkriːsəs/, CREE-sus; Greek: Κροῖσος) (595 BC – c. 547? BC) was the king of Lydia from 560 to 546 BC until his defeat by the Persians in about 547 BC.[1] The fall of Croesus made a profound impact on the Hellenes, providing a fixed point in their calendar. "By the fifth century at least," J.A.S. Evans remarked, "Croesus had beco...

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Bartatua (In Greek Sources Protothyes) in Wikipedia

Bartatua or Partitava (old Iranian *Partatava, mentioned by Herodotus as Protothyes), was a Scythian king, who established friendly relations with Assyria. He married a daughter of Assyrian king Essarhaddon. After his death, his son Madys became his successor....

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Bardiya in Wikipedia

Bardiya (Greek: Smerdis) (Old Persian: 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹[1] Bardiya[2]; Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις) (possibly died 522 BCE) was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings. There are sharply divided views on his life, he may have ruled the Achaemenid Empire for a few months in 522 BCE,...

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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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Cyaxares (Babylonian Umakishtar) in Wikipedia

yaxares or Hvakhshathra (Old Persian: 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼[1] Uvaxštra[2], Greek Κυαξάρης; r. 625 - 585 BC), the son of King Phraortes, was the first king of Media [3]. He reorganized and modernized the Median Army, then joined with King Nabopolassar of Babylonia. This alliance was formalized through the marriage ...

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