Madates
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Born4th century BC
EraClassical
Madates | |
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| Born | 4th century BC |
| Era | Classical |
Madates (Ancient Greek: Μαδάτης) or Madetas (Ancient Greek: Μαδέτας) was a general of Darius III and was married to a niece of Sisygambis (the mother of Darius).[1] He was leading the Uxii.
He was supposedly ethnically Persian, but it is not unlikely he was Uxian. The idea that being a Persian ruling a non-Persian tribe "seems strange but has rarely received much attention from scholars."[2] Diodorus Siculus and Quintus Curtius Rufus mention him.
Madates tried to fight Alexander the Great, but the Uxians were at first reluctant. He defended a strong mountain fortress of the Uxii against Alexander but was defeated. After the entreaties of Sisygambis, he was pardoned by Alexander.[2]
