Phraortes

Frawartiš or Phraortes ( Old Persian Fravartiš, Medo Frawartiš, Pirumartiš Elamite, Babylonian Parumartiš ) was performed in previous research as king of the Medes, who supposedly ruled by 675 BC to 653 BC. Due to new studies, the evidence of Herodotus as not historically correct design will be rejected.

Herodotus

In Herodotus' Histories Phraortes was called the son of Cyaxares who successfully moved shortly after his accession to the throne in Ecbatana to war against the Persians, are said to have settled at that time in northwestern Iran. The Persians seemed according to Herodotus's statements followed a privileged position in the Median empire to have enjoyed. Herodotus justified this by saying: These two mighty tribes, the Medes and Persians, he subjugated ( Phraortes ) then all over Asia.

Phraortes died, according to Herodotus in the attack on Assyria, as he lost the decisive battle. After this defeat the media to have fallen for 28 years under Scythian rule. There are, for the information of Herodotus, which Phraortes to have reigned 22 years, so far no cuneiform confirmations.

Previous equating

Phraortes has been identified with the date mentioned in Assyrian sources Kaštarita. The Assyrian expression Kaštarita but describes only the ancient Persian term Xšatarita, which was formed from the Hypokoristikum Xšatra and the Greek translation corresponds to Cyaxares. Xšatarita represents no name, but is the common name for ruler / ruler area. As the name derives from Phraortes Frawartiš, will now be made of the equation of Kaštarita, the City of Prince Kar Kissu, distance.

Esarhaddon mentioned in the year 674 BC in the context of a conducted omen show another person of the same name. Background of the survey was the fear of Esarhaddon before a future danger to Assyria, which could emanate from a Kaštarita. An identification with said Kaštarita in the Omen sight is possible, but requires that the mentioned " ruler " was named Frawartisch.