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'''Scopasis''' ({{langx|grc|[[wikt:Σκώπασις|Σκώπασις]]}} {{transl|grc|Skṓpasis}}) was a 6th-century BC [[Scythian]] king of the [[Sauromatae]] tribe. The [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] historian [[Herodotus]] mentions him in his [[Histories (Herodotus)|Histories]], as he and the kings Taxakis and [[Idanthyrsus]] commanded the three divisions of the Scythian forces, when [[European Scythian campaign of Darius I|Scythia was invaded]] by [[Darius I of Persia]] in between 520 and 507 BC (most likely in 513 BC).<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/scythians | title= SCYTHIANS |publisher= Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation | date= | author= | accessdate= November 3, 2020}}</ref> It was the contingent under the command of Scopasis that arrived at the [[Danube|Istros]] (Danube) river before Darius could reach it during his retreat. Scopasis defeated Darius' [[Ionians|Ionian]] allies to destroy the bridge of boats over the river and thus ensure the destruction and defeat of the Persian forces.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://perseus.uchicago.edu/perseus-cgi/citequery3.pl?dbname=GreekFeb2011&getid=1&query=Hdt.%204.120.4 | title= Herodotus, The Histories 4.120.2, 4.128.1, (English) |publisher= uchicago | date= | author= | accessdate= November 2, 2020}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 28 October 2024
Scopasis (Ancient Greek: Σκώπασις Skṓpasis) was a 6th-century BC Scythian king of the Sauromatae tribe. The Greek historian Herodotus mentions him in his Histories, as he and the kings Taxakis and Idanthyrsus commanded the three divisions of the Scythian forces, when Scythia was invaded by Darius I of Persia in between 520 and 507 BC (most likely in 513 BC).[1] It was the contingent under the command of Scopasis that arrived at the Istros (Danube) river before Darius could reach it during his retreat. Scopasis defeated Darius' Ionian allies to destroy the bridge of boats over the river and thus ensure the destruction and defeat of the Persian forces.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "SCYTHIANS". Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Herodotus, The Histories 4.120.2, 4.128.1, (English)". uchicago. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Scopasis". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.