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Megabates
Sign in to savethumb|Megabates was son of Arsames, and brother of Hystaspes. Megabates (Old Persian: ; Ancient Greek: ; dates unknown) was a Persian military leader in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC. According to Herodotus he was a cousin of Darius the Great and his brother Artaphernes, satrap of Lydia.
Person
- Born
- 0600-01-01
- Died
- 0500-00-00
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 600 BCE
- Died
- 500 BCE
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Child
- Megabazus
- Father
- Arsames
- Occupation
- military leader
- Family
- Achaemenid dynasty
- Conflict
- Ionian Revolt
- Military rank
- admiral
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thumb|Megabates was son of Arsames, and brother of Hystaspes. Megabates (Old Persian: ; Ancient Greek: ; dates unknown) was a Persian military leader in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC. According to Herodotus he was a cousin of Darius the Great and his brother Artaphernes, satrap of Lydia.
Based on the writings of Herodotus, Megabates is most notable for his joint participation in the failed 499 BC siege of Naxos. With Aristagoras and 200 ships, he was sent by Darius the Great to annex the small Aegean island to the Persian Empire.