Megabyzus II
Sign in to saveMegabyzus (, a folk-etymological alteration of Old Persian Bagabuxša, meaning "God saved") was an Achaemenid Persian general, son of Zopyrus, satrap of Babylonia, and grandson of Megabyzus I, one of the seven conspirators who had put Darius I on the throne. His father was killed when the satrapy rebelled in 484 BCE, and Megabyzus led the forces that recaptured the city, after which the statue of the god Marduk was destroyed to prevent future revolts. Megabyzus subsequently took part in the Second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BCE). Herodotus claims that he refused to act on orders to pil
Key facts
- Military person.name
- Megabyzus
- Military person.allegiance
- Achaemenid Empire
- Military person.serviceyears
- fl. 485 – 440 BCE
- Military person.rank
- General, satrap of Syria
- Military person.battles
- Egyptian campaign
- Military person.spouse
- Amytis
- Military person.children
- Zopyrus II
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- date of death
- 0401-01-01
- date of birth
- 0516-01-01
- allegiance
- Achaemenid Empire
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Conspiracy of Artabanes
- Egyptian campaign
- Origin of the Egyptian campaign
- Siege of Memphis (459–455 BCE)
- Siege of Prosopitis (455 BCE)
- Cyprus campaign
- Revolt
- References
- External links
- See also
Megabyzus (, a folk-etymological alteration of Old Persian Bagabuxša, meaning "God saved") was an Achaemenid Persian general, son of Zopyrus, satrap of Babylonia, and grandson of Megabyzus I, one of the seven conspirators who had put Darius I on the throne. His father was killed when the satrapy rebelled in 484 BCE, and Megabyzus led the forces that recaptured the city, after which the statue of the god Marduk was destroyed to prevent future revolts. Megabyzus subsequently took part in the Second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BCE). Herodotus claims that he refused to act on orders to pillage Delphi, but it is doubtful such orders were ever given.
==Conspiracy of Artabanes== According to Ctesias, who is not especially reliable but is often our only source, Amytis, wife of Megabyzus and daughter of Xerxes, was accused of adultery shortly afterwards. As such, Megabyzus took part in the conspiracy of Artabanus to assassinate the emperor, but betrayed him before he could kill the new emperor Artaxerxes as well. In a battle, Artabanus' sons were killed and Megabyzus was wounded, but Amytis interceded on his behalf and he was cured.
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