Hystaspes (English spelling)

Japanese: Hystaspēs(英語表記)Hystaspes
Hystaspes (English spelling)

Darius was a Persian man who was the son of Hystaspes, a descendant of the Achaemenid Empire. He killed Gaumāta, a Magian priest who had usurped the throne under the false pretense of being Cambyses II's brother Bardiya, and proclaimed himself king.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…またラテン語,英語などではダリウスDariusという。アケメネス朝傍系のヒュスタスペスHystaspēsの子。カンビュセス2世の弟バルディヤと偽って王位を簒奪したマゴス祭司のガウマータGaumātaを,6人のペルシア貴族とともに襲って殺し,即位を宣言した。…

※「Hystaspēs」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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