Gobryas (Ancient Greek: Γοβρύας; Old Persian: 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 g-u-b-ru-u-v, reads as Gaub(a)ruva?; Elamite: Kambarma) was a common name of several Persian noblemen: Gobryas (general), a Cyrus II general who helped in the conquering of Babylon; Gobryas (father of Mardonius), father of Mardonius and lance-bearer of Darius I

Gubaru (or Ugbaru, called Gobryas in Greek sources) was the general who took Babylon for Cyrus. He was previously the Babylonian governor of Gutium (an area closely associated with Media in Babylonian sources) before switching sides to the Persians, and Cyrus seems to have given him administrative responsibility for Babylon after its capture ...

Jun 3, 2013 · GOBRYAS, the most widely known (Greek) form of the Old Persian name Gaub(a)ruva (q.v.). Several bearers of this name, who cannot always be kept separate from one another with complete certainty, are historical persons: 1.

Gobryas (Old Persian Gaubaruva): name of one of the generals of king Cyrus the Great. Achaemenid nobleman Gobryas played an important role in the Persian capture of Babylon in October 539 BCE.

Gobryas was one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta and helped Darius the Great become king (September 522 BC). As a reward for his help, Gobryas was appointed Darius' lance carrier (arštibara).

Gobryas (Old Persian Gaubaruva): satrap of Babylonia and the countries "across the river" (Euphrates). Gobryas was appointed in his important office by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 535 BCE. He is mentioned in several cuneiform texts from Babylonia, in …

According to the Cyropedia of Xenophon, Gobryas (Ancient Greek: Γοβρύας; Old Persian: 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 g-u-b-ru-u-v, reads as Gaub (a)ruva?; [1] Elamite: Kambarma) was a Persian general who helped Cyrus II in the conquering of Babylon in 539 BCE.

Gobryas One of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian Gaumâta and helped Darius become king (September 522 BC). As he reward for his help, he was appointed Darius' lance carrier; in this way, he is represented on the Behistun inscription and commemorated near Darius tomb in Naqsh-i-Rustam.

Gobryas (old Persian: Gaubaruva "beef-eater", Elamite: Kambarma) was a common name of several Persian noblemen. The English form Gobryas is derived from the Greek (Greek: Γοβρύας) rendering of this name.

Gobryas Gobryas, a Persian. one of the seven conspirators against the Magians: Hdt. 3.70-79 his advice to Darius in Scythia: Hdt. 4.132, Hdt. 4.134 father of Mardonius: Hdt. 6.43 his daughter married to Darius (elsewhere as a patronymic): Hdt. 7.2. Gobryas (2), son of Darius. an officer in Xerxes' army: Hdt. 7.72