Smerdis the Magi

~ 522 BC

Impersonated Smerdis, son of Cyrus and stole the throne of Persia.

Other Resources


Story Links
Book Links
Smerdis the Magian  in  Darius the Great  by  Jacob Abbott
False Smerdis is Slain  in  Stories of the East From Herodotus  by  Alfred J. Church


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Phaedyma feeling for Smerdis's Ears.
 in Darius the Great