Siege of Ecbatana

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Siege of Ecbatana
Part of the Wars of Cyrus the Great
Date 549 BC
Location Media and Persis
Result Persian victory.
Territorial
changes		 Persia officailly conquers the Median Empire.
Belligerents
Median Empire Persis
Commanders
Spitamas,
unkown others		 Cyrus the Great,
Harpagus,
unknown others
Strength
Unknown
(Nicolas of Damascus)		 Unknown
(Nicolas of Damascus)
Casualties and losses
Unknown
(Nicolas of Damascus)		 Unknown, but light
(Nicolas of Damascus)
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Wars of

Cyrus the Great
Persia (552 BC) – Hyrba (552 BC) – Median Border(551 BC) – Pasargadae Hill (551 BC) – Pasargadae (550 BC) – Pasargadae Plains (550 BC) – Ecbatana (549 BC) – Pteria (547 BC) – Thymbra (547 BC) – Sardis (546 BC) – Kapisa (540)? – Tigris (539 BC) – Opis (539 BC)