Bardiya (Old Persian: ???????????????????? Bạrdiya; Ancient Greek: Σμέρδις Smérdis; possibly died 522 BC), also named as Tanyoxarces (Ancient Greek: Τανυοξάρκης Tanuoxárkēs) by Ctesias, was a son of Cyrus the Great and the younger brother of Cambyses II, both Persian kings.There are sharply divided views on his life. Bardiya either ruled the Achaemenid Empire for a few ...

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The Parthians would reconquer the old Persian Empire and would find a new enemy in the rising power of Rome. The most famous incident was the Battle of Carrhae in 55 BC. The Persian army completely massacred the Romans led by Consul Marcus Licinius Crassus. After several wars with Rome, the Parthians were overthrown by the Sassanid Empire in ...