Atropates, (370 BCE to c. 321 BCE), a Median nobleman and Persian general who served under Darius III and Alexander the Great, and eventually founded an independent kingdom Media-Atropatene (Lesser Media) and dynasty that was named after him. Statue by Natiq Camal Afşar, 2004-2006. Photo by Elnur Neciyev.
Military History Museum, Baku, Azerbaijan.
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