Daurises

First appears: Book 5 · §112–125

Life events

Daurises, Hymaies, and Otanes defeated the Ionians and proceeded to sack cities.(Book 5 · §112–125)
- With: Dareios Hymaies Otanes
- “after they had pursued those Ionians who had made the expedition to Sardis and defeating them in battle had driven them by force to their ships,--after this distributed the cities amongst themselves and proceeded to sack them.”
Daurises took five cities on the Hellespont.(Book 5 · §112–125 · 📍 Dardanos and Abydos and Percote and Lampsacos and Paisos)
- “he took Dardanos and Abydos and Percote and Lampsacos and Paisos”
The Carians ambushed and destroyed the Persians, including Daurises and Myrsos.(Book 5 · §112–125 · 📍 by Pedasos)
- With: Myrsos Gyges Heracleides Ibanollis
- “the Persians falling into it by night were destroyed both they and their commanders, namely Daurises and Amorges and Sisimakes; and with them died also Myrsos the son of Gyges.”

with Dareios (Daurises was married to Dareios's unnamed daughter.) “Daurises, who was married to a daughter of Dareios”
with Heracleides (Heracleides led the ambush in which Daurises was killed.) “the Persians falling into it by night were destroyed both they and their commanders, namely Daurises and Amorges and Sisimakes; and with them died also Myrsos the son of Gyges. Of this ambush the leader was Heracleides the son of Ibanollis, a man of Mylasa.”

Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.