Megabazus
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Megabazus became satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. Megabazus (Old Persian: Bagavazdā or Bagabāzu; ), son of Megabates, was a highly regarded Persian general under Darius, to whom he was a first-degree cousin. Most information about Megabazus comes from The Histories by Herodotus.
Key facts
- Military person.name
- Megabazus
- Military person.native_name
- Bakabadus
- Military person.native_name_lang
- peo
- Military person.image
- Achaemenid lineage (extended).jpg
- Military person.caption
- Megabazus was son of Megabates.
- Military person.allegiance
- Achaemenid Empire
- Military person.battles
- European Scythian campaign of Darius IDarius' Thracian campaignUnknown others
- Military person.children
- MegabatesOebares IIBubaresPherendates
- Military person.relations
- Megabates (father)
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Scythian campaign (513 BC)
- Subjugation of Macedon
- Rivalry with Histiaeus
- Family
- Sons
- References
- See also
thumb|300px|Megabazus became satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. Megabazus (Old Persian: Bagavazdā or Bagabāzu; ), son of Megabates, was a highly regarded Persian general under Darius, to whom he was a first-degree cousin. Most information about Megabazus comes from The Histories by Herodotus.
==Scythian campaign (513 BC)== Megabazus led the army of Persian King Darius I in 513 BC during his European Scythian campaign. After this campaign was discontinued without result, Megabazus remained commander-in-chief of an 80,000-man army in Europe with the mission of subjugating the Greek cities on the Hellespont. The Persian troops first subdued gold-rich Thrace after capturing Perinthos and the coastal Greek cities, then defeated the powerful Paeonians, many of whom he deported to Phrygia.
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