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Japanese: Massagetae
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...an ancient people of Central Asia. In Latin, they were called Massagetae. They appear in ancient Greek sources, such as Herodotus, who tells us that they defeated Cyrus II (reigned 559-530 BC) of the Achaemenid Empire, and were then destroyed by Darius I (reigned 522-486 BC), as well as their nomadic customs.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Massagetae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中央アジアの古代民族。ラテン語ではマッサゲタエMassagetae。古代ギリシアの諸史料に登場するもので,ヘロドトスは,この民族がアケメネス朝のキュロス2世(在位,前559‐前530)を敗死させ,逆にダレイオス1世(在位,前522‐前486)に滅ぼされたことや,遊牧民としての習俗について語っている。…

※「Massagetae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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