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Ancient Gr****: Σμέρδις Smérdis;
possibly died 522 BCE), also
named as
Tanyoxarces (Old Persian: *Tanūvazraka;
Ancient Gr****: Τανυοξάρκης Tanuoxárkēs) by...
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Tales of the Orient, London: Routledge, 2010, 177 ff.) the
brother was
Tanyoxarces, the Magus, Sphandadates;
according to the
Behiston Inscription (Persian...
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referred to by a
variety of
names in Gr**** sources,
including S****is,
Tanyoxarces, Tanoxares,
Mergis and Mardos. The
earliest account to
mention him is...
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Spitamas and
married Amytis to
legitimise his rule.
After the
murder of
Tanyoxarces,
Amytis demanded the
extradition of his
murder from Cyrus's son and successor...
