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[[File:Medo-Persia - Achaemid Family Tree - inc Otanes & Cyaxares II.PNG|250px|thumb|right|The Achaemid Family Tree showing the merging or the royal houses of the Medes and the Persians to create the Medo-Persian Empire; also known to many as simply the Persian Empire.]]
'''Cyaxares II''' is the alleged son of the legendary Astyages, King of the [[Medes|Mede]] in [[Ecbatana]].
== Original Sources ==
The son of Astyages, Cyaxares (not to be confused with [[Cyaxares I]], father of Astyages) does not exist in any surviving or currently available extant cuniform tablets or the likes. The strongest evidence for his existence lies within the pages [[Xenophon|Xenohon's]] ''Cyropedia'' who as a Greek military commander, allegedly served in Cyrus' army. This combined with a probable identity match with Josephus' [[Darius the Mede]] and two of the rebels in the days of [[Darius I]] claiming to be of the household of Cyaxares (I or II?) has left room for a good case of his existence to many. Below we shall examine the original sources.
=== In the works of Xenophon ===
According to [[Xenophon]], ''Cyaxares II'' ruled as king after the natural death of Astyages and sought to defended [[Media|Medes]] from [[Babylonia|Babylon]] aggression, promoting his unascended nephew [[Cyrus "the Great"|Cyrus]] as General/leader of the allied forces. Furthermore, [[Xenophon]] in great detail records the history of [[Cyrus'|Cyrus]] pre-emptive strike and campaign with ''Cyaxares II''.
After the conquest of Babylon, Cyrus gifted a palace therein to ''Cyaxares II'' and accepted the hand of his daughter with the Kingdom of Media as her dowry.
=== In the works of Josephus ===
Josephus does not use the title of "''Cyaxares''", but rather names [[Darius the Mede]] as the son of Astyages, simply acknowledging that [[Darius the Mede]] is known by another name among the Greeks. Many have commented on this convergence.
=== In the Behistun Inscription ===
The [[Behistun Inscription]] details the nine self-proclaimed kings who rebelled in [[Darius I|Darius Hystspes']] first year of power whom he subdued. Two of those rebels claimed to be "of Cyaxares". Debate rages if they are referring to [[Cyaxares I]] or ''Cyaxares II''.{{citation needed}}
== References ==
[[Category:Ancient History]]
'''Cyaxares II''' is the alleged son of the legendary Astyages, King of the [[Medes|Mede]] in [[Ecbatana]].
== Original Sources ==
The son of Astyages, Cyaxares (not to be confused with [[Cyaxares I]], father of Astyages) does not exist in any surviving or currently available extant cuniform tablets or the likes. The strongest evidence for his existence lies within the pages [[Xenophon|Xenohon's]] ''Cyropedia'' who as a Greek military commander, allegedly served in Cyrus' army. This combined with a probable identity match with Josephus' [[Darius the Mede]] and two of the rebels in the days of [[Darius I]] claiming to be of the household of Cyaxares (I or II?) has left room for a good case of his existence to many. Below we shall examine the original sources.
=== In the works of Xenophon ===
According to [[Xenophon]], ''Cyaxares II'' ruled as king after the natural death of Astyages and sought to defended [[Media|Medes]] from [[Babylonia|Babylon]] aggression, promoting his unascended nephew [[Cyrus "the Great"|Cyrus]] as General/leader of the allied forces. Furthermore, [[Xenophon]] in great detail records the history of [[Cyrus'|Cyrus]] pre-emptive strike and campaign with ''Cyaxares II''.
After the conquest of Babylon, Cyrus gifted a palace therein to ''Cyaxares II'' and accepted the hand of his daughter with the Kingdom of Media as her dowry.
=== In the works of Josephus ===
Josephus does not use the title of "''Cyaxares''", but rather names [[Darius the Mede]] as the son of Astyages, simply acknowledging that [[Darius the Mede]] is known by another name among the Greeks. Many have commented on this convergence.
=== In the Behistun Inscription ===
The [[Behistun Inscription]] details the nine self-proclaimed kings who rebelled in [[Darius I|Darius Hystspes']] first year of power whom he subdued. Two of those rebels claimed to be "of Cyaxares". Debate rages if they are referring to [[Cyaxares I]] or ''Cyaxares II''.{{citation needed}}
== References ==
[[Category:Ancient History]]