Oebares (Old Persian: Va(h)ubara) was a Persian officer of Cyrus the Great (fl. c. 6th century BCE[1]). When Cyrus sent Petisaces to bring Astyages to court from his satrapy, Oebares caused Petisaces to leave the old king Astyages to die in the desert, when this was discovered he proceeded to starve himself to death to avoid falling to an act of vengeance from Astyages' daughter, Amytis.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ R Waterfield - The Expedition of Cyrus (p.xxvii) Oxford University Press, 8 Sep 2005 ISBN 0191605042 [Retrieved 2015-0409]
- ^ E Elder M.A. - A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Volume 3 J. Murray, 1873 (ed. William Smith) [Retrieved 2015-04-09]
- ^ "Photius' Excerpt of Ctesias' Persica - Livius". www.livius.org. Retrieved 2024-06-29.
- ^ E Elder cites ap. Phot. Bibl.
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