Skudra
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Skudra (Old Persian: πΏπ€π’ππΌ Skudra) was a province (satrapy) of the Persian Achaemenid Empire in Europe between 510s BC and 479 BC. Its name is attested in Persian and Egyptian inscriptions (an Egyptian record of c. 498β497 BC, and a list on the tomb of Darius the Great at Naqsh-e Rustam, c. 486 BC.[1] It is believed to have comprised the lands now known as Thrace and Macedon.[2]
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Achaemenid Thrace | |||||||||||||||
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Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire | |||||||||||||||
513 BCEβc. 465 BCE | |||||||||||||||
Skudra was the westernmost territory of the Achaemenid Empire, comprising the area of Macedonia and Thrace, to the north of Greece | |||||||||||||||
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β’ Type | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
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β’ 522β486 BCE | Darius I (first) | ||||||||||||||
β’ 486-465 BC | Xerxes I (last) | ||||||||||||||
Historical era | Achaemenid era | ||||||||||||||
β’ Persian invasion of Thrace | 513 BCE | ||||||||||||||
β’ Ionian Revolt | 499-493 BCE | ||||||||||||||
β’ Re-subjugation of Thrace | 492 BCE | ||||||||||||||
β’ Conquest of Macedonia | 492 BCE | ||||||||||||||
479 BCE | |||||||||||||||
β’ Evacuation of Doriscus | c. 465 BCE | ||||||||||||||
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