Persian Revolt
| Persian Revolt | |||||||||
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| Part of the Campaigns of Cyrus the Great | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Median Empire |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Astyages of Media, Harpagus, unknown others |
Oebares, Later Harpagus, unknown others | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 145,000 [1] | 70,000 [2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| heavy | heavy | ||||||||
The Persian Revolt was a campaign led by Cyrus the Great in which the province of ancient Persis, which had been under Median rule, declared its independence and fought a successful revolution, separating from the Median Empire. Cyrus and the Persians did not stop there, however, and in turn went on and conquered the Medes.
The War
The revolt, which lasted from 552 BC to 550 BC, was triggered by the actions of Astyages, the ruler of Media. The war spread to other provinces who allied with the Persians. The Medes had early successes in battle, but the comeback by Cyrus the Great and his army was too overwhelming, and the Medes were finally conquered by 549 BC. Thus the first official Persian Empire was born.
See also
References
Bibliography
Ancient sources
- The Nabonidus Chronicle of the Babylonian Chronicles
- Herodotus (The Histories) I, 127
- Ctesias (Persica)
- Diodorus Siculus (Bibliotheca historica)
- Justin, Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus (in English)
- Fragments of Nicolas of Damascus
- Strabo (History), (XV 3.8)
Modern sources
- Ilya Gershevitch, ed., The Cambridge History of Iran. Vol. 2: The Median and Achaemenian Periods. Cambridge University Press (1985) ISBN 0-521-20091-1
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