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Mardonius Interruptus
Mardonius may refer to: * Mardonius (nephew of Darius I) Mardonius ( ; ; died 479 BC) was a Persian military commander during the Greco-Persian Wars. Though he secured initial victories in the first Persian invasion of Greece, he was ultimately forced to retreat into Anatolia after suffering catastroph ..., Persian commander during the second Persian invasion of Greece * Mardonius (philosopher), tutor and adviser of Roman emperor Julian (331–363) * ''Mardonius'' (millipede), a genus of giant African millipedes See also * Operation Mardonius, a 1943 British military campaign {{Disambiguation, hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mardonius (nephew Of Darius I)
Mardonius ( ; ; died 479 BC) was a Persian military commander during the Greco-Persian Wars. Though he secured initial victories in the first Persian invasion of Greece, he was ultimately forced to retreat into Anatolia after suffering catastrophic losses in both men and material due to a storm off the coast of Mount Athos, following which he was relieved of his command by Darius the Great. He was later re-appointed by Xerxes I and took part in the second Persian invasion of Greece. In 480 and 479 BC, Mardonius spearheaded the Persian army's destruction of Athens. Shortly thereafter, he was killed during the Battle of Plataea. Early and personal life Mardonius was the son of Gobryas, a Persian nobleman who had assisted the Achaemenid prince Darius when he claimed the throne. The alliance between the new king and his friend was cemented by diplomatic marriages: Darius married Gobryas' daughter, and Gobryas married Darius' sister. Furthermore, Mardonius married Darius' daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mardonius (philosopher)
Mardonius, also spelled Mardonios, was a Roman rhetorician, philosopher and educator of Gothic descent. Mardonius was the childhood tutor and adviser of the 4th century Roman emperor Julian, on whom he had an immense influence. Life Mardonius was a eunuch of Gothic origin. He was probably a lifelong pagan. He grew up as a slave in the household of Julius Julianus, who was the praetorian prefect of Licinius. Julianus trained him from an early age to become a scholar. During this time Mardonius acquired extensive knowledge of Greek poetry and philosophy. Mardonius was particularly influenced by the world of Homer, which he contrasted with the decadence of contemporary society. He was the teacher of his master's daughter Basilina. In 330, Basilina would marry Julius Constantius, the half-brother of Constantine the Great, who had defeated Licinius and seized control of the entire Roman Empire. The couple had one son, the later emperor Julian. While Basilina died of natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mardonius (millipede)
''Mardonius'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing nine species: * ''Mardonius aculeatus'' Attems, 1914 * ''Mardonius brasilianus'' Attems, 1950 * ''Mardonius cerasopus'' Attems, 1914 * ''Mardonius interruptus'' (Brölemann, 1902) * ''Mardonius legationis'' Attems 1950 * ''Mardonius nakitawa'' (Silvestri, 1907) * ''Mardonius parvus Mardonius may refer to: * Mardonius (nephew of Darius I), Persian commander during the second Persian invasion of Greece * Mardonius (philosopher) Mardonius, also spelled Mardonios, was a Roman rhetorician, philosopher and educator of Gothic des ...'' Demange & Mauriès, 1975 * '' Mardonius rusticus'' Attems, 1950 * '' Mardonius sculpturatus'' Attems, 1914 References Spirostreptida Millipedes of Africa {{Millipede-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
