This tribe conquered the neighboring state of Mannea. The oldest battle whose exact date is known was fought on May 28, 585 BC on the Halys River between the Lydians and this tribe.
This tribe conquered the neighboring state of Mannea. The oldest battle whose exact date is known was fought on May 28, 585 BC on the Halys River between the Lydians and this tribe. Herodotus states that Deioces was the unifier of this tribe. Accomplishments of this tribe include conquering their relatives the (*) Scythians. The last two rulers of this tribe were Cyaxares, who allied with Nabopolassar, and Astyages, who was conquered by Cyrus the Great. This tribe's capital was Ecbatana, and perhaps most notably this tribe helped the Chaldeans sack Nineveh and destroy the Assyrian Empire. For ten points, name this tribe that lived north of Persia in ancient times.
This tribe conquered the neighboring state of Mannea. The oldest battle whose exact date is known was fought on May 28, 585 BC on the Halys River between the Lydians and this tribe.
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