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=== Arguments for Succession to Cyaxares II ===

=== Arguments for Succession to Cyaxares II ===

The name [[Cyaxares II]] comes to us predominantly from [[Xenophon|Xenophon's]] [[Cyropaedia|''Cyropaedia'']] who allegedly campaigned as a commander with [[Cyrus|Cyrus "the Great"]] which makes him the closest thing to a first hand witness that we have. In the which volume [[Xenophon]] recorded a detailed military history of Cyrus' doings in the which ''Astyages'' dies of old age and passes the throne to his son [[Cyaxares II]].

The name [[Cyaxares II]] comes to us predominantly from [[Xenophon|Xenophon's]] [[Cyropaedia|''Cyropaedia'']] who allegedly campaigned as a mercenary commander for Cyrus the Younger against his brother [[Artaxerxes II]] placing him some 150 years from the original events in the life of [[Cyrus the Great]].  Yet this volume was among Alexander the Great's most prized possessions and studied it regularly.   In the which [[Xenophon]] recorded a detailed military history of Cyrus' doings in the which ''Astyages'' dies of old age and passes the throne to his son [[Cyaxares II|Cyaxares]].

The name ''Cyaxares'' also appears twice on the [[Bihestun (Inscription)|Bihestun Inscription]] as two of the nine rebels conquered by [[Darius I]] claimed to be "of Cyaxares".  The only question remaining since the inscription's first translation has been: Is this a reference to [[Cyaxares I|Cyaxares]] the father of ''Astyages'' or to [[Cyaxares II|Cyaxares]] the son of Astyages?

The name ''Cyaxares'' also appears twice on the [[Behistun (inscription)|Behistun Inscription]] as two of the nine rebels conquered by [[Darius I]] claimed to be "of Cyaxares".  The only question remaining since the inscription's first translation has been: Is this a reference to [[Cyaxares I|Cyaxares]] the father of ''Astyages'' or to [[Cyaxares II|Cyaxares]] the son of Astyages?

Many have concluded that this must be [[Darius the Mede]] from [[Josephus|Josephus']] assertion that that [[Darius the Mede]] was the son of ''Astyages'' and was known to the [[Greeks]] by another name.{{citation needed}}

Many have concluded that this must be [[Darius the Mede]] from [[Josephus|Josephus']] assertion that that [[Darius the Mede]] was the son of ''Astyages'' and was known to the [[Greeks]] by another name.{{citation needed}}

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