Harpagus was a Median general in the 6th century BC. A courtier to Astyages, he is called the kingmaker for his defection to Cyrus II (Cyrus the Great), and, as such, is credited with having put Cyrus II on the throne. The Medes were an Iranian people of Indo-Iranian origin who lived in the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran. ... General is a military rank used by nearly every country in the world. ... (7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC - other centuries) (600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - other decades) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 5th and 6th centuries BC were... Astyages This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ...

Herodotus is the main source for information about Harpagus. He reports that Astyages, after having a dream that his daughter, Mandane, would give birth to a king who would overthrow him, ordered Harpagus to expose the child at birth. Harpagus, reluctant to spill royal blood, gave the child (Cyrus II) to a shepherd named Mitradates, who raised him as his own. Äž Ăǘē ĒØĂŷ ĞŐąËò Bust of Herodotus Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: ΗΡΟΔΟΤΟΣ, Herodotos) was an ancient historian who lived in the 5th century BC (484 BC-ca. ... Astyages This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ...

Ten years later, when Cyrus II was discovered alive, Astyages punished Harpagus by killing his only son and feeding him to the courtier during a banquet. It is said that Harpagus did not react during the banquet, other than to gather the pieces of his son and remove them for burial. Astyages then turned to his Magi (priests) for their advice about the fate of Cyrus II. They decided that the boy, whom had been discovered while playing king of the mountain with his friends, had fulfilled the prophesy of the king's dream to rule, albeit in play. On their advice, Astyages sent Cyrus II to his parents, Cambyses I and Mandane in Anshan (southwest Iran). Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Astyages This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Astyages This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Magi (Μάγοι) were Zoroastrian astrologer-priests from ancient Persia. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Astyages This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Cambyses I the Elder (c. ... Anshan (Chinese: 鞍山; pinyin: ; lit. ...

Harpagus bided his time, sending gifts to Cyrus II to keep contact with him, as he worked to turn the nobles of Media against their king. When he felt they were ready, he sent a message to Cyrus II, hidden in the belly of a hare, informing him the Medians would mutiny on the field, should he take arms against his grandfather. Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ...

According to the Chronicle of Nabonidus:

"King Astyages called up his troops and marched against Cyrus, king of Anšan (Iran), in order to meet him in battle. The army of Astyages revolted against him and in fetters they delivered him to Cyrus. Cyrus marched against the country Ecbatana; the royal residence he seized; silver, gold, other valuables of the country Ecbatana he took as booty and brought to Anšan." Astyages This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... -1... Astyages This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... -1... -1... Ecbatana (Hañgmatana in Old Persian, Agbatana in Aeschylus, written Agamtanu by Nabonidos, and Agamatanu at Behistun) was the capital of Astyages (Istuvegü), which was taken by Cyrus the Great in the sixth year of Nabonidos (549 BC). ... Ecbatana (Hañgmatana in Old Persian, Agbatana in Aeschylus, written Agamtanu by Nabonidos, and Agamatanu at Behistun) was the capital of Astyages (Istuvegü), which was taken by Cyrus the Great in the sixth year of Nabonidos (549 BC). ...

Harpagus went on to serve as Cyrus II's most successful general. He suggested using camels as the front line against the Lydians in the war against Croesus, thereby scattering the Lydian cavalry, whose horses panicked at the smell of the animals. Cyrus II then turned over the campaign to Harpagus, while he took on the conquest of Babylon. Harpagus followed the victory at Sardis by conquering Ionia, Phoencia, Caria, Lycia and all other regions of Asia Minor except Miletus which had earned the favor of Cyrus II through their great sage, Thales. Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... For other uses, see Camel (disambiguation). ... See 110 Lydia for the asteroid. ... Croesus (the Latin transliteration of the Greek Kροισος, in Persian قارون Qârun), who was legendary for his enormous wealth, was king of Lydia from 560 BC until his defeat by the Persians in about 547 BC. He was the son of Alyattes and continued his fathers policy of conquering... Lydian was an Indo-European language, one of the Anatolian languages, that was spoken in the city-state of Lydia in Anatolia, present day Turkey. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Babylon is the Greek variant of Akkadian Babilu, an ancient city in Mesopotamia (Location: 32°32′11″ N 44°25′15″ E, modern Al Hillah, Iraq). ... Sardis, (also Sardes) the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia, the seat of a conventus under the Roman Empire, and the metropolis of the province Lydia in later Roman and Byzantine times, was situated in the middle Hermus valley, at the foot of Mt. ... Ionia (Greek Ιωνία) was an ancient region of southwestern coastal Anatolia (now in Turkey) on the Aegean Sea. ... Caria (Greek Καρία) was a region of Asia Minor, situated south of Ionia, and west of Phrygia and Lycia. ... Lycia is a region on the southern coast of Turkey. ... In Greek mythology, Miletus was the founder of the city described below. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Thales (in Greek: Θαλης) of Miletus (ca. ...

Harpagus is noted for innovations in engineering techniques, specifically, the use of ramps and mounds during sieges (a method later employed by Alexander the Great during his siege of Tyre) and for the use of mountain climbers to scale opponents' walls. ... Alexander the Great fighting the Persian king Darius (Pompeii mosaic, from a 3rd century BC original Greek painting, now lost). ... Tyre (Arabic الصور aṣ-Ṣūr native Phoenician Ṣur, ) is an ancient Phoenician city in Lebanon on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. ...

After the completion of his conquests, Harpagus was appointed Satrap to Asia Minor. He is thought to have outlived Cyrus II, his son, Cambyses II and to have been alive during the reign of Darius I (Darius the Great). This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... Cambyses II (Persian Kambujiya), was the name borne by the son of Cyrus the Great. ... Seal of Darius I, showing the king hunting on his chariot, and the symbol of Ahuramazda Darius the Great (Pers. ... Seal of Darius I, showing the king hunting on his chariot, and the symbol of Ahuramazda Darius the Great (Pers. ...

Harpagus went on to become the king of Lycia and the patriarch of their ruling house, in what is now southwest Turkey. Lycia is a region on the southern coast of Turkey. ...

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