Megabazos
Family: Persian · Role: commander · First appears: Book 4 · §143–150
Life events
- Megabazos and the Persians conquered Perinthos after its people resisted submission to Dareios.(Book 5 · §1–11 · 📍 Perinthos)
- “Then after Perinthos had been conquered, Megabazos marched his army through the length of Thracia, forcing every city and every race of those who dwell there to submit to the king”
- Megabazos forced the cities and peoples of Thracia to submit to Dareios.(Book 5 · §1–11 · 📍 Thracia)
- With: Dareios
- “Megabazos marched his army through the length of Thracia, forcing every city and every race of those who dwell there to submit to the king, for so it had been commanded him by Dareios, to subdue Thracia.”
- Dareios ordered Megabazos to remove the Paionians from their homes and bring them to Asia.(Book 5 · §12–19 · 📍 Sardis)
- With: Dareios
- “Then Dareios wrote a letter to Megabazos, whom he had left to command his army in Thrace, bidding him remove the Paionians from their place of habitation and bring them to the king, both themselves and their children and their wives.”
- Megabazos conquered the Paionian cities after finding them undefended.(Book 5 · §12–19 · 📍 Paionia)
- “and passing unperceived by the Paionians they fell upon their cities, which were left without men, and finding them without defenders they easily took possession of them.”
- The conquered Paionian tribes surrendered and were removed to Asia.(Book 5 · §12–19 · 📍 Asia)
- “The Paionians when they heard that their cities were in the hands of the enemy, at once dispersed, each tribe to its own place of abode, and proceeded to deliver themselves up to the Persians. Thus then it happened that these tribes of the Paionians, namely the Siropaionians, the Paioplians and all up to the lake Prasias, were removed from their place of habitation and brought to Asia;”
- Megabazos failed to conquer the people living around the lake and nearby regions.(Book 5 · §12–19 · 📍 lake Prasias)
- “but those who dwell about mount Pangaion, and about the Doberians and Agrianians and Odomantians, and about the lake Prasias itself, were not conquered at all by Megabazos.”
- Megabazos sent envoys to Amyntas to demand earth and water for Dareios.(Book 5 · §12–19 · 📍 Macedonia)
Book 4 · §143–150
- with Dareios (Dareios left Megabazos in command of his army in Europe.) “to command his army in Europe he left Megabazos a Persian”
- employer: Dareios “but to command his army in Europe he left Megabazos a Persian”
Book 5 · §1–11
- with Dareios (Dareios commanded Megabazos to subdue Thracia.) “Then after Perinthos had been conquered, Megabazos marched his army through the length of Thracia, forcing every city and every race of those who dwell there to submit to the king, for so it had been commanded him by Dareios, to subdue Thracia.”
Book 5 · §12–19
- employer: Dareios (Dareios later left Megabazos to command his army in Thrace.) “There were certain Paionians named Pigres and Mantyas, who when Dareios had crossed over into Asia, came to Sardis, because they desired themselves to have rule over the Paionians, and with them they brought their sister, who was tall and comely.”
Book 5 · §20–28
- with Otanes (interaction) “This Otanes then, who was made to sit in that seat, had now become the successor of Megabazos in the command:”
Book 6 · §32–40
- child: Oibares “Oibares the son of Megabazos, the Persian governor at Daskyleion.”
Book 7 · §20–28
- child: Bubares “Bubares the son of Megabazos and Artachaies the son of Artaios, Persians both, were set over the work.”
Book 7 · §57–69
- child: Pherendates “of these the commander was Pherendates the son of Megabazos.”
Book 7 · §86–99
- parent: Megabates “Of the naval force the following were commanders,--Ariabignes the son of Dareios, Prexaspes the son of Aspathines, Megabazos the son of Megabates, and Achaimenes the son of Dareios;”
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