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Medes, Media

Facts:

Media was an ancient empire located east of Assyria and Babylonia, and north of Elam and Persia. The people who lived in the empire of Media were called "Medes."

  • The Media empire covered parts of what are present-day Turkey, Iran, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
  • The Medes were closely associated with the Persians and the two empires joined forces to conquer the Babylonian empire.
  • Babylonia was invaded by Darius the Mede during the time that the prophet Daniel was living there.

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(See also: assyria · babylon · cyrus · daniel · darius · elam · persia)

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