It indicates that Josiah, the last great king of Judah, fell at the hands of the Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II - a death which ...

The Medes were an ancient Iranian tribe from the Iron Age living between today’s western and northern Iran. They are credited for having laid the foundation of an Iranian empire.

According to ancient Greek writers, the city was founded in about 678 BC by Deioces, who was the first king of the Medes. “Cultural elements, estimated to date back to Iron Age II C (700 – 586 BC), ...

Medes were one of the Indo-European people who entered northeastern Iran probably as early as the 17th century BC and settled in the plateau land that came to be known as Media. Media, ancient country ...