Megabazus

Megabazus was a highly regarded Persian general under Darius. Most information about him comes from The Histories by Herodotus. Troops left behind in Europe after a failed attempt to fully conquer the Scythians were put under the command of Megabazus. The Persian troops subjugated gold-rich Thrace, the coastal Greek cities, and defeated the powerful Paeonians.[1][2] Finally, Megabazus sent envoys to Amyntas I, demanding acceptation of Persian domination, which the Macedonian accepted.[3][4] He then removed the Paeonians from their homeland and brought them to Darius in Sardis. Megabazus was suspicious of Histiaeus and advised Darius to bring him to Susa to keep a closer eye on him. His suspicions turned out to be true as Histiaeus provoked a revolt in the town he was formally in charge of and later sided with the Greeks against Persia. The successor to Megabazus's command was Otanes.

References

  1. ↑ "A Companion to Ancient Macedonia". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Persian influence on Greece (2)". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "A Companion to Ancient Macedonia". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Persian influence on Greece (2)". Retrieved 17 December 2014.


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