Madius

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Madius (Ancient Greek: Μάδιος), Madyes, or Madya was the Scythian king after his father Bartatua. He "invaded and subjugated Media (c. 628)", but the "Medes soon rebelled, however; their king Cyaxares massacred the Scythian leaders, and the remainder of the Scythians turned back via the Caucasus to southern Russia."^[1] according Strabo it was he who led the raids Scythians against Ancient Egypt

References[]

^ Grousset, Rene (1970). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press. pp. 8–9. ISBN 0-8135-1304-9.

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Preceded by Bartatua	King of the Scythians ca. 658/9 BCE – ca. 625 BCE	Succeeded by ?

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Median (728–550 BC)	Deioces Phraortes Madius Cyaxares Astyages
Achaemenid (550–330 BC)	Achaemenes Ariaramnes Arsames Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes II Sogdianus Darius II Nothus Artaxerxes II Mnemon Artaxerxes III Ochus Artaxerxes IV Arses Darius III Codomannus Artaxerxes V Bessus
Italics indicate kings not directly attested and so possibly legendary.

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Language	Median language, Iranian language
Cities	Ecbatana (Hamadan) Rhagae (Shahre Rey, Tehran) Laodicea (Nahavand)
Battles involving Lydia	Eclipse of Thales
Battles involving Persia	Persian Revolt Battle of Hyrba Battle of the Persian Border Siege of Pasargadae Hill Battle of Pasargadae Fall of Ecbatana
Kings/Satraps	Deioces Phraortes Madius Cyaxares Astyages Cyaxares II Darius the Mede
Other Medians	Amytis of Media Artembares Datis Gubaru Mazares Harpagus Aryenis Mandane
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