Megapanos

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Megapanos was the Persian satrap in Babylonia under the great king Xerxes I. Megapanos is only mentioned briefly by Herodotus (VII, 62). Accordingly, Megapanos was initially a military leader in the Persian Wars. He led the Hyrcanians against Greece and was then appointed satrap of Babylonia.

literature

  • Hilmar Klinkott : The satrap. An Achaemenid office bearer and his room for maneuver (= Oikumene. Studies on ancient world history. 1). Verlag Antike, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 3-938032-02-2 , p. 506 ( review ; also: Tübingen, Universität, dissertation, 2002).
personal data
SURNAME Megapanos
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Persian satrap and army leader
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr.