Hyrba
Hyrba, a
Persian town on the borders of Media in a fragment of Nicolaus of Damascus.[1]
Though in Nicolaus's account he comments on its location being in Media, therefore it is still considered a mystery.
Ongoing research into its exact location has not proven any verifiable results. Historians consider Hyrba like other lost Median cities, which it is impossible to locate unless by the merest conjecture.[2] The first battle known to have taken place there was the first battle between Media and Persia and was fought between Harpagus and Cyrus the Great. According to Ctesias, Cyrus defeated the Median forces near the town of Hyrba (the location of which remains unknown).[3] Therefore it can be said that it was an important city near the frontier towns between Media and Persia, though on which side it is unknown, but likely in the Median province.
See also
Notes
- ISBN 978-1-4286-4792-3
- ISBN 978-1-4286-4792-3
- ^ M. A. Dandamaev. A Political History of the Achaemenid Empire. tr. W. J. Vogelsang, BRILL Press, (1989) p. 16
References
- Rawlinson, George (1885). The Seven Great Monarchies of the Eastern World, New York, John B. Eldan Press, reprint (2007). In 4 volumes. ISBN 978-1-4286-4792-3
- M. A. Dandamaev, A Political History of the Achaemenid Empire, tr. W. J. Vogelsang, (1989)