Boges
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Boges
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Boges was a Persian official and military commander, who functioned as governor (hyparchos) of Eion in Thrace under the King of Kings Xerxes I. According to Herodotus, following the Persian defeats at Plataea and Mycale, Boges refused to abandon Eion when it was besieged by the Athenians and Cimon in 476/5. When he perhaps could have surrendered the town and marched out safely, Boges decided to endure till the end, as he wished not to suffer the ignominy of falling into the enemy’s hands. When t
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5th-century BC Persian official and military commander
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boges
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2023-05-14T07:32:41Z
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