Aryenis of Lydia was, according to Herodotus , the daughter of King Alyattes of Lydia and the sister of King Croesus of Lydia . Family Aryenis was also the Queen consort of Astyages , King of Medes Media and mother of Mandane of Media and a probable Amytis, married to her nephew Cyrus the Great . She was also mother in law of Cambyses I of Anshan and maternal grandmother of Cyrus the Great . She was given in marriage to Astyages to seal a treaty between Cyaxares of Media and Alyattes II of Lydia , following the Battle of the Eclipse . Herodotus identified her as the mother of Mandane, but there is speculation that Mandane of Media Mandane the wife of Cambyses I of Anshan Persia Anshan may have been born to an earlier wife of Astyages . Portal Ancient Near East Sources fr R f rence Nos anc tres de l Antiquit Christian Settipani Nos anc tres de l Antiquit , 1991, Christian Settipani , p. 152 Median topics Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aryenis ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aryenis Category Queens consort Category Lydia Category Median people Category 6th century BC women az Aryenis ca Arienis de Aryenis fa hr Arijena ms Aryenis pl Aryenis sh Aryenis ... more details
Alyattes , king of Lydia 619 560 BC , considered to be the founder of the Lydian empire , was the son of Sadyattes , of the house of the Mermnadae . Life For several years he continued the war against Miletus begun by his father, but was obliged to turn his attention towards the Medes and Babylonians . On May 28, 585 BC, during the Battle of Halys 585 BC Battle of Halys fought against Cyaxares , king of Media, a solar eclipse took place see also Thales hostilities were suspended, peace concluded, and the K z l rmak river Halys fixed as the boundary between the two kingdoms. Alyattes drove the Cimmeria ns see Scythia from Asia Minor , subdued the Carians , and took several Ionia n cities including zmir Smyrna , Colophon city Colophon . Smyrna was sacked and destroyed with its inhabitants forced to move into the countryside. He standardised the weight of coins 1 Stater 168 grains of wheat . The coins were produced using an anvil die technique and stamped with the Lion s head, the symbol of the Mermnadae. He was succeeded by his son Croesus . His daughter Aryenis of Lydia was Queen consort of Astyages , King of Media. His tomb still exists on the plateau between Lake Gygaea and the river Hermus to the north of Sardis &mdash a large mound of earth with a substructure of huge stones. It was excavated by Spiegelthal in 1854, who found that it covered a large vault of finely cut marble blocks approached by a flat roofed passage of the same stone from the south. The sarcophagus and its contents had been removed by early plunderers of the tomb. All that was left were some broken alabaster vases, pottery and charcoal. On the summit of the mound were large phallus phalli of stone. References 1911 fr R f rence Nos anc tres de l Antiquit Christian Settipani Nos anc tres de l Antiquit , 1991, Christian Settipani , p. 152 External links http www.livius.org Livius , http www.livius.org men mh mermnads alyattes.html Alyattes of Lydia by Jona Lendering s start succession box ... more details
Mandane of Media b. ca. 584 BCE was a princess of Medes Media and, later, the Queen consort of Cambyses I of Anshan and mother of Cyrus II Cyrus the Great , ref cite book title Letters on ancient history author J. Hedderwick & co year 1809 url http books.google.com books?id EwA2AAAAMAAJ&pg PA80&dq Mandane of media v onepage&q Mandane 20of 20media&f false pages 80 ref ruler of the Achaemenid Empire Persia s Achaemenid Dynasty. Mandane in Herodotus histories According to Herodotus , Mandane was born to Astyages , King of Media and son of Cyaxares the Great, and Princess Aryenis of Lydia , daughter of Alyattes II , the father of Croesus of Lydia . Shortly after her birth, Herodotus reports that Astyages had a strange dream where his daughter urinated so much that Asia would flood. He consulted the magus magi who interpreted the dream as a warning that Mandane s son would overthrow his rule. To forestall that outcome, Astyages betrothed Mandane to the vassal Achaemenid prince, Cambyses I of Anshan , a man of good family and quiet habits , whom Astyages considered no threat to the Median throne. Astyages had a second dream when Mandane became pregnant where a vine grew from her womb and overtook the world. Terrified, he sent his most loyal court retainer, Harpagus , to kill the child. However, Harpagus was loath to spill royal blood and hid the child, Cyrus II Cyrus the Great , with a shepherd named Mitradates . Years later, Cyrus would defy his grandfather, Astyages, leading to war between them a war that Cyrus would have lost, but for Harpagus defection on the battlefield of Pasargadae , leading to the overthrow of Astyages, as the dream had forecast. Mandane in Xenophon s Cyropedia Xenophon also gives reference to Mandane in his Cyropedia Cyrop dia The Education of Cyrus . In this story, Mandane and her son travel to Astyages court, when Cyrus is in his early teens. Cyrus charms his grandfather, who includes the boy in royal hunts, while Mandane returns to her husband ... more details
Infobox monarch name Tigran I Orontid title King of Armenia image caption reign 560 BC 535 BC coronation othertitles Tigran I the Great full name native lang1 Armenian language Armenian native lang1 name1 native lang2 native lang2 name1 native lang8 native lang8 name1 predecessor Orontes I Sakavakyats successor Vahagn Orontid suc type heir queen consort spouse 1 spouse 2 spouse 3 spouse 4 spouse 5 spouse 6 spouse 7 spouse 8 spouse 9 spouse 10 offspring royal house Van, Turkey Van dynasty Orontid Dynasty royal anthem father mother birth date birth place death date death place date of burial place of burial Tigranes I Orontid the Great lang hy , Tigran I Yervanduni Armenia n King of Orontid Dynasty reigning in the period between 560 BC 535 BC . According to Moses of Khorene during the reign of Tigran I Yervanduni Orontid the territory of Armenia spread for about 400 sq. km. Moses calls him the wisest, most powerful and bravest of Armenian Kings . ref History of Armenia, Moses of Khorene, http www.vehi.net istoriya armenia khorenaci index.html ref According to the legend, the king of the Medes , Azhdahak Astyages dreamed that Tigran would come to attack him and so plotted to bring about the downfall of him. War commenced however. Tigran killed Azhdahak and then married his widowed wife Anush Aryenis . Tigran was also said to have been the hunting companion of king Cyrus the Great , founder of Achaemenid Empire . Xenophon mentions the Armenian King Tigranes Orontid in his Cyropaedia . He mentions that he was an ally of Cyrus the Great with whom he hunted. Tigranes paid tribute to Astyages. According to the legend, Tigran was a great archer and was always victorious over Cyrus the Great Cyrus . The later once decided to organize a tournament with term participants must have drunk 10 cups of wine and shoot after that. Cyrus the Great Cyrus and Tigran drank wine, but, after that, Cyrus the Great tasted special herb to vanish wine effect, but Tigran had ... more details
Infobox monarch name Astyages title Monarch King image caption A modern drawing of King Astyages, meeting Cyrus the Great Cyrus at the age of ten reign 585 BC 550 BC according to Herodotus coronation othertitles grandfather predecessor Cyaxares Cyaxares the Great successor Cyrus the Great suc type heir queen Aryenis of Lydia consort religion Zoroastrianism royal house dynasty Median Empire Median Dynasty royal anthem birth place Ecbatana place of burial Astyages spelled by Herodotus as Astyages by Ctesias as Astyigas by Diodorus as Aspadas Akkadian language Akkadian I tumegu , was the last king of the Medes Median Empire , r. 585 BCE 550 BCE, the son of Cyaxares he was dethroned in 550 BCE by Cyrus the Great . His name derives from the Old Iranian Rishti Vaiga , which means swinging the spear, lance hurler. ref http www.iranicaonline.org articles astyages the last median king Astyages , Encyclopaedia Iranica ref Reign File Median Empire.jpg thumb 200px right The Median Empire during both Cyaxares Cyaxares the Great , and Astyages Astyages succeeded his father in 585 BCE, following the Battle of Halys , which ended a five year war between the Lydians and the Medes . He inherited a large empire, ruled in alliance with his two brothers in law, Croesus of Lydia and Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon , whose wife, Amytis, Astyages sister, was the queen for whom Nebuchadnezzar was said to have built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon . Married to Aryenis , the sister of King Croesus of Lydia , to seal the treaty between the two empires, Astyages ascended to the Medes Median throne upon his father s death later that year. By her he had perhaps a daughter Amytis same as Amytis above married to Nebuchadnezzar? married to Cyrus the Great. The reign of Astyages was noted for its both its stability and for the growth of the eastern prophet based religion, Zoroastrianism , throughout his empire, at the same time that Croesus was patronizing notable western philosophers Thales , Solo ... more details
Refimprove date January 2012 Cambyses I or Cambyses the Elder via Latin from Ancient Greek Greek lang grc lang peo Kamb iya , lang elx Kanbuziya , lang akk Kambuziya , Aramaic language Aramaic Knbwzy nowrap c. 600 BC&ndash 559 BC was king of Anshan Persia Anshan in Iran from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus the Great Cyrus II , younger son of Cyrus I , and brother of Arukku . ref Muhammad A. Dandamayev. http www.iranicaonline.org articles cambyses opers CAMBYSES . In Encyclop dia Iranica . 15 December 1990. Retrieved 1 January 2012. ref He should not be confused with his better known grandson Cambyses II . Cambyses was an early member of the Achaemenid dynasty . He was apparently a great grandson of its founder Achaemenes , grandson of Teispes and son of Cyrus I . His paternal uncle was Ariaramnes and his first cousin was Arsames . According to Herodotus , Cambyses was a man of good family and quiet habits . He reigned under the overlordship of Astyages , King of medes Media . He was reportedly married to Princess Mandane of Media , a daughter to Astyages and Princess Aryenis of Lydia. His wife was reportedly a granddaughter to both Cyaxares of medes Media and Alyattes II of Lydia . The result of their marriage was the birth of his successor Cyrus the Great . According to Nicolas of Damascus his original name was Atradates, and he was wounded and later died in the Battle of the Persian Border which he, with his son, fought against Astyages. It occurred in about 551 BC, and he is reported to have received an honorable burial. According to Herodotus , Astyages chose Cambyses as a son in law because he considered him to pose no threat to the Median throne. This was not the case with Cyrus the Great who would go on to depose his grandfather, and begin the Achaemenid Empire Persian Empire . References Reflist s start s hou Achaemenid dynasty c. 600 BC 559 BC s bef before Cyrus I of Anshan Cyrus I s ttl title List of ki ... more details
no footnotes date May 2011 Infobox military conflict conflict Battle of Halys partof image caption date May 28, 585 BC place K z l River Halys River result Border between Medes Medea and Lydia settled at the Halys end of war. combatant1 Medes Medea combatant2 Lydia commander1 Cyaxares the Great commander2 Alyattes II strength1 Unknown strength2 Unknown casualties1 Unknown casualties2 Unknown The Battle of Halys , also known as the Battle of the Eclipse , took place at the river Halys now K z l rmak River K z l rmak , in Turkey on May 28, 585 BC between the Medes and the Lydians . The final battle of a five year war between Alyattes II of Lydia and Cyaxares of the Medes, the battle ended abruptly due to a total solar eclipse the eclipse was perceived as an omen , indicating that the Deity god s wanted the fighting to stop. Since the exact dates of eclipses can be calculated, the Battle of the Eclipse is the earliest historical event of which the date is known with such precision. This date is based on the proleptic Julian calendar . See also Mursili s eclipse and the eclipse of Bur Sagale Causes Herodotus Histories Herodotus Histories , 1.73 74 states that there were two reasons for the war the two sides clashing interests in Anatolia , but also there was a motive of revenge. Some Scythian hunters employed by the Medes who once returned empty handed were insulted by Cyaxares. In revenge the hunters slaughtered one of his sons and served him to the Medes. The hunters then fled to Sardis , the capital of the Lydians. When Cyaxares asked for the Scythians to be returned to him, Alyattes refused to hand them over in response, the Medes invaded. Aftermath A truce was hastily arranged. As part of the terms of the agreement, Alyattes s daughter Aryenis was married to Cyaxares s son Astyages , and the river K z l rmak River Halys was declared to be the border of the two warring nations. The eclipse According to Herodotus 1.74 cquote In the sixth year a battle took place in w ... more details
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