"When a Warrior Queen took Down an Emperor" Topic
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| Tango01 | 14 Sep 2022 8:48 p.m. PST |
"When Queen Tomyris turned down the marriage proposal of Cyrus the Great, founder of the mighty Achaemenid Empire, little could she know that she was about to set off a chain of events that would cause her immense personal loss — and ultimately lead to the end of Cyrus' reign. The widowed Tomyris, leader of the nomadic Massagetae people, first encountered Cyrus around 529 BCE. She probably guessed that the Persian ruler's proposal was a strategic attempt to quell the more murderous tendencies of the horse-riding, bow-toting Massagetae while acquiring territory at the same time. But Tomyris — whose name means "iron" — was having none of his power-grabbing ruse. Cyrus, one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever known, was about to discover just how ruthless this tough, Amazon-like sovereign could be…"
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