Megabyzus

Megabyzus
AllegianceAchaemenid Empire
Years of servicefl. c.485 – 440 BCE
RankGeneral, satrap of Syria
Battles/warsEgyptian campaign
Spouse(s)Amytis
ChildrenZopyrus II

Megabyzus (Ancient Greek: Μεγάβυζος, 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,[1] 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.

  1. ^ "Bêl-šimânni and Šamaš-eriba". Livius.org. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

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