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Medes
The Medes were an ancient Iranian people of north-western Iran. They formed the Median Empire, which joined with Babylon to destroy the Assyrian Empire in the late seventh century BCE. After Cyrus the Great overthrew the Median king Astyages, the Medes held a prominent place in the Achaemenid Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Medes. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/medes
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