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Usiris (Persian)
Usiris was a Persian general under King Artaxerxes I. According to Ctesias, he commanded a Persian army of 200,000 men against the 150,000 men (excluding cavalry) of Satrap Megabyzus, who had rebelled against the king. During the battle, Usiris and Megabyzus engaged in single combat, both sustaining injuries. Usiris inflicted a spear wound on Megabyzus' thigh while Megabyzus wounded Usiris in the thigh and shoulder, causing him to fall from his horse. As Usiris fell, Megabyzus, protected him and ordered his life to be spared. Many Persians died in the battle, but Megazybus emerged victorious, with his sons Zopyrus II, Zopyrus and Artyphius, son of Megabyzus, Artyphius, distinguishing themselves. Petisas, son of Usiris, was the father of Spitamas. Apart from Ctesias, no other Classical Antiquity, classical sources mention Usiris. References Sources *Ctesias Ctesias ( ; ; ), also known as Ctesias of Cnidus, was a Greek physician and historian from the town of Cnidus in Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persian Empire
The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenian Empire, also known as the Persian Empire or First Persian Empire (; , , ), was an Iranian empire founded by Cyrus the Great of the Achaemenid dynasty in 550 BC. Based in modern-day Iran, it was the largest empire by that point in history, spanning a total of . The empire spanned from the Balkans and Egypt in the west, most of West Asia, the majority of Central Asia to the northeast, and the Indus Valley of South Asia to the southeast. Around the 7th century BC, the region of Persis in the southwestern portion of the Iranian plateau was settled by the Persians. From Persis, Cyrus rose and defeated the Median Empire as well as Lydia and the Neo-Babylonian Empire, marking the establishment of a new imperial polity under the Achaemenid dynasty. In the modern era, the Achaemenid Empire has been recognised for its imposition of a successful model of centralised bureaucratic administration, its multicultural policy, building complex inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
