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Remarkable Stone Depicting Ancient Alien Star Map Discovered At Mount Of Satan, Indonesia

MessageToEagle.com - Did ancient aliens deliberately leave a star map on our planet?
The signs and patterns on this remarkable ancient stone resemble an alien star map!
Is it once again proof of that our ancestors were more advanced than we previously thought or is the object of extraterrestrial origin?
In 1992, this baffling artifact was discovered in a cave on the Devil Hills (or Mount of Satan) in Kupang, East Nus Tenggara, Indonesia by C.A. Castillo, a geology researcher from Kupang.

East Nus Tenggara, Kupang Indonesia He'd been exploring the cave at night, when he suddenly came upon a strange pile of rocks, where he found the stone. Castillo, died of illness in 1994, but the mysterious stone is still kept by his family.
As you can see on the images, the rocks were fused together. The stone's surface contains several strange unexplained carvings.

Some of these carvings look like stars, the Sun, arrows pointing in every direction and humanoid figures.The bonded rocks contain carvings which seem to show a possible star system and a message similar to the one used on the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, launched in 1972.The star system depicted on the stone contains seven planets and a Sun.

Carving on the stone compared to message on the Pioneer 10 spacecraft.

Even more interesting is the fact that the stone has magnetic properties which manifest anytime the rock is in close proximity to anything electrical.

The stone is estimated to be thousands of years.
How did this mysterious stone end up in the cave on the Devil Hills? Who were the unknown creators of these enigmatic carvings? Is it possible ancient aliens left the relic behind as a memory of their visit on Earth? Is the star system their place of origin?
This puzzling relic raises more questions than answers.
We can conclude that until further analysis is completed on the strange stone, we can only speculate on what its true nature is and who left it behind.

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Was There An Explosion In The Great Pyramid In Antiquity?Stephen S. Mehler

Shaft of the Queen’s Chamber in the Great Pyramid, interest in the ancient monument continues to capture the imagination of many people in the world.

By: Stephen S. Mehler - MessageToEagle.com - With recent discoveries of "new" spaces or chambers behind the so-called "Gantenbrink’s Door" in the Southern Shaft and another "door’ in the Northern
Even Dr. Zahi Hawass, Chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt, has remarked that the Great Pyramid has not yet yielded all of its secrets by any means.
In fact, the inner chambers of the Great Pyramid exhibit many anomalous features, which have never been adequately addressed or discussed by Egyptologists such as Hawass. In his landmark book, The Giza Power Plant, engineer Chris Dunn made the suggestion there is evidence that the Great Pyramid may have experienced a cataclysmic event, an explosion some time in its distant past which ended its role as an active power plant, a machine, which is what Dunn proposes was its primary function in his book.
I further advanced Dunn’s hypothesis of an explosion in the pyramid in my book, The Land of Osiris due to investigations I made on site in 1997, 1998 and 1999.
My recent trip to Egypt as a presenter at the "Mysteries of The Spirit" Conference that was held at the Mena House near the Giza Plateau in January 2003 enabled me to further pursue the hypothesis and gather even more evidence, not only in the Great Pyramid, but at other sites as well.
There are several features in the inner chambers of the Great Pyramid that cannot be explained by the structure merely being utilized as a tomb for a king, whether an actual or symbolic tomb.

As mentioned in both my and Chris’s book, the King’s Chamber presents several anomalies.There are cracks in the granite beams on the southeastern ceiling of the room. I first noticed these cracks in 1992. Egyptologists have explained the cracks away as being the result of an earthquake, but there is no evidence of seismic damage in either the Descending Passage or Subterranean Chamber, which would have been closer to the epicenter.

The SCA (Supreme Council of Antiquities) attempted to repair these cracks in 1998 but they are still evident today.

The walls of the King’s Chamber can be seen separating from the floor and seem to bulge out, suggesting that an explosion or powerful energy pulse acted upon them. Chris Dunn is also the only investigator to remark that the stone box in the King’s Chamber (erroneously referred to as a "sarcophagus") is today a chocolate brown color, not the original rose color of the Aswan granite it is from. The color change could be due to tremendous heat, which could indicate it was chemically altered by an explosion or fire in the chamber in antiquity. If a sample of the box could be obtained, it could be tested to determine if this was so.

There are other anomalies to be found in the Grand Gallery. First discovered by Chris Dunn in May of 1999 when we were in Egypt together, the upper wall of the Grand Gallery, near the entrance into the King’s Chamber, is made of granite, not limestone. The entire wall shows deep dark stains that may be the result of being exposed to tremendous heat, perhaps from an explosion.

Along the side ramps of the gallery are several rectangular holes or sockets, evenly spaced throughout the entire distance of the ramps. Some Egyptologists, such as Mark Lehner and Zahi Hawass, have speculated that statues of Khufu, the supposed builder of the Great Pyramid, were situated in these holes, but no evidence of any statues has ever been found in the pyramid. Chris Dunn has speculated that some sort of devices, perhaps Helmholtz Resonators, may have been inserted in these slots to amplify the energy produced in the pyramid.

Upper Wall of Grand Gallery, made of granite, not limestone. Wall shows charring and is blackened, not original rose color of granite. 2003.

There is evidence that these resonators, or some other devices, may have exploded during the proposed cataclysmic event that occurred in the pyramid as there are burn or scorch marks on the ceiling of the Grand Gallery directly above and corresponding to the slots on the side ramps. This also may be why no traces of the resonators have also ever been found.

One of the rectangular slots in side ramps along walls of Grand Gallery. 2003.

In January of 2003, I discussed the possibility of an accident/explosion having occurred in the Great Pyramid in antiquity with my Egyptian teacher, indigenous wisdom keeper Abd’El Hakim Awyan. While not specifically mentioning an explosion in the pyramid, Hakim stated that his tradition does record (orally) that a cataclysmic event occurred thousands of years ago on a global scale, an event that may have been sparked by a cometary flyby, a meteor strike or some other celestial/geosynchronous activity. Although Hakim does not often deal with exact dates, I believe this event may have occurred around 11,500 years ago as stated by Barbara Hand Clow in her book, Catastrophobia.

Ceiling of Grand Gallery showing burn marks corresponding to slots on side ramps. 2003.

In my book, The Land of Osiris, I mentioned a series of sites in prehistoric Egypt, from Dahshur in the south to Abu Roash in the north, and including Sakkara and Giza. These sites were all interconnected and linked by stone masonry pyramids and temples, and were all erected over 10,000 years ago according to the indigenous wisdom keepers of Egypt.

Abu Roash. All that remains of once intact pyramid. 1997

I mention that the site of Abu Roash, some five to eight miles north of Giza, once had a pyramid, which is all in ruins today. Egyptologists state that the pyramid was unfinished and therefore is insignificant, but my research indicated otherwise. Where I once thought the pyramid had been attacked and quarried by Arabs in the last few hundred years seeking stone to rebuild mosques damaged by earthquakes, I now speculate that the pyramid may have been destroyed in the same aforementioned cataclysmic event. Abd’El Hakim now also believes that this was the case.

Chris Dunn and Stephen Mehler just after they had exited the Great Pyramid. (Photograph courtesy of Tim Hunkler)

Recent investigations at the Bent Pyramid at Dahshur also revealed some possible evidence to support this explosion hypothesis. The northwest corner of the pyramid, also believed by Egyptologists to have been recently quarried, appears to have been blown away as if from an explosion. The pyramid shows uneven loss of stone, inconsistent with systematic quarrying. Most of the original casing stones are still intact, yet this one side seems to be blown off.

Dahshur. Northwest side of Bent Pyramid, which may have been blown off. 2003.

A cataclysmic event in antiquity, proposed by many authors as having occurred around 11,500 years ago, whether celestial as a comet or meteor strike, planetary near miss, or even an ancient global war as suggested by David Hatcher Childress and Zecharia Sitchin, may have affected all the stone masonry pyramids on the gridline that I have labeled The Land of Osiris, approximately 25 square miles from Dahshur to Abu Roash.

Egyptologist Stephen S. Mehler has spent over 30 years researching the answers to these questions: • Was there a advanced prehistoric civilization in ancient Egypt?• Who were the people who built the great pyramids? • Who carved the Great Sphinx? • Did the pyramids serve as energy devices and not as tombs for kings?
Mahler believes the answers are "Yes!" An indigenous oral tradition still exists in Egypt, he has been able to uncover and study it with the help of a living master of this tradition, Abd'El Hakim Awyan. He has also been given permission to share these teachings -presented heretofore in fragments by other researchers-to the Western World, teachings that unfold a whole new understanding of ancient Egypt. Read more

The evidence presented that can be found in the Great Pyramid does indicate that the inner chambers of the monument were once subjected to great heat and/or an explosion which caused the great 70 ton granite beams in the ceiling of the King’s Chamber to crack.

Brien Foerster discusses the possibility that one of the pyramids exploded 12,000 years ago. Here you can watch more fascinating videos by Brien Foerster.
This evidence, obvious when carefully observed, cannot in any way be explained or accounted for by merely dismissing the monument as being a tomb for a king constructed 4500 years ago.
There needs to be more independent holistic study by scientists and researchers of varied disciplines concerning these anomalies mentioned to determine, if possible, whether an explosion did indeed occur in the Great Pyramid in antiquity. There is enough evidence presently to bring into serious question the whole assumption of the pyramid being constructed as a tomb for a king in 2500 BC.

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Ancient Aliens In Australia: Pleiadian Origins of Humanity - Book Review

MessageToEagle.com - This remarkable book entitled "Ancient Aliens In Australia: Pleiadian Origins of Humanity" by Bruce Fenton with co-authors, will help you remember your ancestry from the stars!
Did extra-terrestrials visit Australia in the remote past?
Could it be that they genetically enhanced the resident human population?
Are there sacred sites dotted around Australia that date back to this ancient contact event?
What are the wise elders of the Original Australian population saying about their understanding of human origins and 'Sky Heroes'?

"Ancient Aliens In Australia" examines these questions thoroughly and delivers scientific data that proves Australia was the first land to host modern humans, not Africa.
Interpretations of ancient engravings tell an amazing story of an ET contact event in the remote past.

Be prepared to rethink all you thought about your ancient ancestors and their level of understanding regarding the cosmos.
Your view of human origins and our cultures place in the universe will be forever changed!
For two centuries the Original people of Australia kept most of their knowledge and wisdom a closely guarded secret.

They had learned not to trust members of the invading culture that had decimated their homeland.
All the while they waited for a time when the world would be ready to know their truth to listen to their Dreaming. That time has now come and many Original elders are sharing their deepest ancient lore with two bold researchers - Steven Strong and his son Evan Strong.

Wall of Kariong Glyphs - There are about 300 hieroglyphs carved into the hardest of all four types of sandstone found in this region. Some can be found more than 4 metres up the side of a vertical wall. Photo Credits: Evan Strong (Photographer), 2012.
This shared effort to rebirth the ancient spiritual truths is called "Wirritjin (Black-fella White-fella Dreaming).
And so, with revelations have come the locations of numerous ancient megalithic constructions around the continent and and engraved history of extraterrestrial contact in the remote past.

The book "Ancient Aliens In Australia" is a fantastic read, which re-examine all fascinating Dreamtime stories and... gives you even more!
It will take you on a modern Australian shaman journeying to meet with the Ancient Alien Sky Heroes themselves and reveal incredible details of the ET races that have interacted with Earth, such as Pleiadians, Greys and Reptilians…and their agendas.

After examining the archaeological, mythological and metaphysical evidence, the authors demonstrate that there is now good reason to accept the Original Australian people's account of human origins, one that states their culture has interacted with extra-terrestrial beings.
Steven Strong is an Australian-based researcher, historian, author and former teacher with a background in archaeology. He has spent many years learning and living with the Bundjalung and Gumilaroi people of Northern NSW. Evan Strong has a background in the Social Sciences, his Degree major was psychology, archaeology/anthropology and counselling/mediation.
Evan is an author, researcher, historian and webmaster. Bruce Fenton is a British researcher of ancient mysteries and investigator of supernatural phenomena. He is known for research of the Ecuadorian Lost City of Giants. Daniella Fenton is an Australian psychic medium and initiated shamaness. She has a background in business and tourism, and is a successful horse broker.

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Incredible 5,000-Year-Old Temple Complex In Orkney Could Re-Write History Of Scotland

MessageToEagle.com - The excavations at the Ness of Brodgar have been attracting a lot of attention recently and now it's time for yet another surprise that could re-write the history of Scotland and change our image of prehistoric people who inhabited this region.
Ness of Brodgar is an archaeological site between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site near Loch of Harray, Orkney, in Scotland.
Although archaeological dig at the Ness of Brodgar are still at early stages, some very surprising and interesting discoveries have been made. Some of these findings will force us to re-evaluate our understanding of how our ancestors lived.
"A groundbreaking excavation of a 5,000-year-old temple complex in Orkney has uncovered evidence to suggest that prehistoric people were a great deal more sophisticated than previously thought," The Scotman reports.
"Until as recently as 30 years ago, the Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of Stenness, and the Maes Howe tomb, all in Orkney, were seen as isolated monuments with separate histories. Now it appears they were built as part of a connected community, although its purpose remains unknown."

"What the Ness is telling us is that this was a much more integrated landscape than anyone ever suspected," archaeologist Nick Card, excavation director with 'the Archaeology Institute at the University of the Highlands and Islands said.In his opinion the ancient ruins are turning British pre-history on its head.
"All these monuments are inextricably linked in some grand theme we can only guess at.

The people who built all this were a far more complex and capable society than has usually been portrayed," Card said. So far thousands of priceless artifacts, ceremonial mace heads, polished stone axes, flint knives, a human figurine, miniature thumb pots, beautifully crafted stone spatulas, highly-refined colored pottery, and more than 650 pieces of Neolithic art, by far the largest collection ever found in Britain have been discovered at the site. Yet, we must remember only 10% of the Ness of Brodgar has been excavated. There can still be many more wonderful ancient surprises waiting for us.

5,000-year-old temple complex in orkney could re-write history of Scotland. Roff Smith, author of the National Geographic article who has studied the cache, is convinced Orkney was inhabited by people ahead of their time. "They had Stone Age technology, but their vision was millennia ahead of their time. Five thousand years ago the ancient inhabitants of Orkney - a fertile, green archipelago off the northern tip of modern-day Scotland - erected a complex of monumental buildings unlike anything they had ever attempted before.
They quarried thousands of tons of fine-grained sandstone, trimmed it, dressed it, then transported it several miles to a grassy promontory with commanding views of the surrounding countryside.

Ness of Brodgar is an archaeological site between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site near Loch of Harray, Orkney, in Scotland.
Their workmanship was impeccable. The imposing walls they built would have done credit to the Roman centurions who, some 30 centuries later, would erect Hadrian's Wall in another part of Britain. Cloistered within those walls were dozens of buildings, among them one of the largest roofed structures built in prehistoric northern Europe. It was more than 80ft long and 60ft wide, with walls 13ft thick, Smith said.
Smith noted that the complex featured paved walkways, carved stonework, coloured facades, even slate roofs at a time when buildings were usually covered with turf, hides, or thatch.

More important than Stonehenge: The temple precinct being uncovered in Orkney contains 100 Stone Age buildings "Stand at the Ness today and several iconic Stone Age structures are within easy view, forming the core of a World Heritage site called the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
On a heather-clad knoll half a mile away rises a giant Tolkienesque circle of stones known as the Ring of Brodgar," Smith said.
"A second ceremonial stone circle, the famous Stones of Stenness, is visible across the causeway leading up to the Ness. And one mile away is an eerie mound called Maes Howe, an enormous chambered tomb more than 4,500 years old."
Smith added: "The Ness of Brodgar appears to be the anchor piece - the showpiece, if you will - that links these other great monuments into one great monumental landscape of a sort nobody had dreamed existed. And to have had it lying underfoot, unsuspected, for so many centuries only adds to the sense of wonder surrounding its discovery.

The Ness of Brodgar site in Orkney. Photographs: Jim Richardson/National Geographic. "Bear in mind archaeologists and Victorian antiquaries have been poking over this ground for well over a century.
"What fascinated and surprised me personally was the engaging humanity of these Neolithic ruins.

Finest' Neolithic stone discovered at Orkney's Ness of Brodgar. The stone is inscribed on both sides. "Although I have done quite a few archaeology stories, all over the world, I sometimes find it hard to warm up to the Neolithic.
"The long, long ago world they inhabited, the lives they led, seems too remote for me to grasp - at least well enough for my imagination to get some traction. Not at the Ness of Brodgar.
"When I looked at those paved walkways, and admire that incredible craftsmanship in their dry stone work, I could readily imagine the people who built these walls and structures. They came alive to me as real people, just like us, and that gave these ruins a significance to me that Stone Age ruins never have before. It is an exciting find and will continue to be exciting for many years to come."

Ring of Brodgar Scottish Highlands. Orkney's county archaeologist, Julie Gibson, who arrived in the islands more than 30 years ago to excavate a Viking cemetery, said: "I've heard this place called the Egypt of the North. Turn over a rock around here and you're likely to find a new site."
The fascinating discoveries made at the Ness of Brodgar show us once again that our ancestors were much more advanced than previously thought. In time, all these findings could re-write the history of Scotland as we know it.

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Two More Unexplained Giant Holes Discovered In Siberia Baffle Scientists

MessageToEagle.com - What is happening in Siberia? According to some statements, these giant holes don't look like natural formations and currently there is no valid scientific explanation that would cast more light on these huge mysterious craters.
Earlier this month, we reported about the discovery of a shocking 260-foot-wide crater at the "End of the World" on the Yamal Peninsula.
Now, according to latest news, two more unexplained giant holes have been found not far away.
The first crater on the Yamal Peninsula was wide enough to hold several Mi-8 helicopters inside. At first scientists thought this unusual and rare geographical occurrence, which was 262ft wide, was caused by a meteorite. Later scientists suggested the mysterious crater was caused by rising temperatures in the area and not a meteorite.

The first crater on the Yamal Peninsula. When a group of experts visited it earlier this month, they noted an icy at its bottom.

Their footage revealed a darkening around the rim which was earlier seen as evidence of heat possibly from an explosion during the crater's creation."They found the crater - around up to 300ft (70 metres) deep - has an icy lake at its bottom, and water is cascading down its eroding permafrost walls," said The Siberian Times.
The second mysterious giant hole is located is in the area's Taz district near the village of Antipayuta and has a diameter of about 49ft (15 meters).

According to local residents, the hole formed on 27 September 2013, but it is not until now the outside world has learned about its existence.

The new Yamal crater is in the area's Taz district near the village of Antipayuta and has a diameter of about 49ft (15 metres). "I flew by helicopter to inspect this funnel' which he said was formed last year though only now have reports of it reached the outside world.
There is ground outside, as if it was thrown as a result of an underground explosion," Mikhail Lapsui, a deputy of the regional parliament said.
Observers give several versions. According to the first, initially at the place was smoking, and then there was a bright flash. In the second version, a celestial body fell there.
The second hole is "exactly" like the first one, but "much smaller," Lapsui told the Interfax-Ural news agency. "Inside the crater itself, snow can be seen."

The chief scientist of the Earth Cryosphere Institute, Marina Leibman, told URA.RU website in Sibera: "I have heard about the second funnel on Yamal, in Taz district, and saw the pictures. Undoubtedly, we need to study all such formations. It is necessary to be able to predict their occurrence. Each new funnel provides additional information for scientists."

The third crater is in the Taymyr Peninsula. The third crater is in the Taymyr Peninsula and was accidentally discovered by reindeer herders who almost fell into it, in the vicinity of the remote outpost of Nosok. The funnel is a perfectly formed cone, say locals who are mystified over its formation. Its depth is estimated at between 200 to 330ft (60 to 100 meters) and its diameter - more than 13ft (four meters)

Why these craters have appeared remains unknown for the moment.

The discovery eliminates the possibility that a meteorite had struck the region in the Yamal Peninsula - the name of which translates as 'the end of the world' Geologists, ecologists, and historians have not come to a consensus about the origin of the Taymyr hole. "It is not like this is the work of men, but also doesn't look like natural formation," said one account expressing puzzlement at its creation
According to Siberian Times, it is unclear what is behind the creation of these giant holes. "Theories range from meteorites, stray missiles, a man-made prank, and aliens, to an explosive cocktail of methane or shale gas suddenly exploding. The version about melting permafrost due to climate change, causing a release of methane gas, which then forces an eruption is the current favorite, though scientists are reluctant to offer a firm conclusion without more study."

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History of the Medes: Magi and Enchanters of Old

The Medes were a people of Indo-Iranian (Aryan) origin who inhabited the western and north-western portion of present-day Iran. By the 6th century BC (prior to the Persian invasion) the Medes were able to establish an empire that stretched from Aran (the modern-day Republic of Azerbaijan) to Central Asia and Afghanistan. Today's population of the western part of the Iranian Plateau (including many Persian-speakers, Kurds and Azeris) consider themselves to be descended from the ancient Medes.

Apart from a few personal names, the original Aryan language of the Medes is almost entirely unknown. It was most likely similar to the Avestan and Scythian languages (proto-Indo-European/Iranian)

The Six Median Tribes

Herodotus lists the names of six Mede tribes or castes. Some of these are similar to tribal names of the Scythians, suggesting a definitive link between these two groups.

The Busae group is thought to derive from the Persian term buza meaning indigenous (i.e. not Iranian). Whether this was based on an originally Iranian term, or their own name, is unknown.

The second group is called the Paraetaceni, or Parae-tak-(eni) in Persian, and denotes nomadic inhabitants of the mountains of Paraetacene. This name recalls the Scythian Para-la-ti, the people of Kolaxis, believed to represent the common people in general, but whom Herodotus calls the "Royal Scythians".

The third group is called Strukhat.

The fourth group is the Arizanti, whose name is derived from the words Arya (noble), and Zantu (tribe, clan).

The fifth group were the Budii, found also among the Black Sea Scythians as Budi-ni. Buddha was of the tribe Budha, the Saka (eastern Scythian) form of the name.

The sixth tribe were the Magi...They were a hereditary caste of priests of the Zurvanism religion that evolved out of Zoroastrianism. The name Magi implies a link with the Sumerians, who called their language Emegir, over time becoming simplified to Magi. Hungarian tradition also traces pre-European Magyar (Hungarian) ancestry back to the Magi. In time, the Sumerian-influenced religion of the Magi was suppressed in favour of a more purely Iranian form of Zoroastrianism, itself evolved from its somewhat dualist beginnings into the monotheistic faith that it is today (also known as Parsi-ism).

Herodotus also mentions that "the Medes had exactly the same equipment as the Persians; and indeed the dress common to both is not so much Persian as Median."

Early historical references to Medes

The origin and history of the Medes is quite obscure, as we possess almost no contemporary information, and not a single monument or inscription from Media itself.

The story that Ctesias gave (a list of nine kings, beginning with Arbaces, who is said to have destroyed Nineveh about 880 BC, preserved in Diod. ii. 32 sqq. and copied by many later authors) has no historical value whatever; though some of his names may be derived from local traditions.

Josephus relates the Medes (OT Heb. Madai) to the biblical character, Madai, son of Japheth. "Now as to Javan and Madai, the sons of Japhet; from Madai came the Madeans, who are called Medes, by the Greeks" Antiquities of the Jews, I:6. Other ancient historians including Strabo, Ptolemy, Herodotus, Polybius, and Pliny, mention names such as Mantiane, Martiane, Matiane, Matiene, to designate northern Media.

At this early stage, the Medes were usually mentioned together with another steppe tribe, the Scythians were the dominant group.

They were divided into many districts and towns, under petty local chieftains; from the names in the Assyrian inscriptions, it appears they had already adopted the religion of Zoroaster.

Subjection to the Persians
In 553 BC Cyrus, king of Persia, rebelled against his suzerain, the Mede King Astyages, son of Cyaxares; he finally won a decisive victory in 550 BC resulting in Astyages' capture by his own dissatisfied nobles, who promptly turned him over to the triumphant Cyrus.

Thus were the Medes subjected to their close kin, the Persians. In the new empire they retained a prominent position; in honor and war, they stood next to the Persians; their court ceremony was adopted by the new sovereigns, who in the summer months resided in Ecbatana; and many noble Medes were employed as officials, satraps and generals.

Under Persian rule, the country was divided into two satrapies: the south, with Ecbatana and Rhagae (Rai), Media proper, or Greater Media, as it is often called, formed in Darius' organization the eleventh satrapy (Herodotus iii. 92), together with the Paricanians and Orthocorybantians; the north, the district of Matiane, together with the mountainous districts of the Zagros and Assyria proper (east of the Tigris) was united with the Alarodians and Saspirians in eastern Armenia, and formed the eighteenth satrapy (Herod. iii. 94; cf. v. 49, 52, VII. 72).

When the Persian empire decayed and the Cadusii and other mountainous tribes made themselves independent, eastern Armenia became a special satrapy, while Assyria seems to have been united with Media; therefore Xenophon in the Anabasis always designates Assyria by the name of "Media".

Media and Hellenistic Greece
Alexander occupied Media in the summer of 330 BC. In 328 he appointed as satrap a former general of Darius called Atropates (Atrupat), whose daughter was married to Perdiccas in 324, according to Arrian. In the partition of his empire, southern Media was given to the Macedonian Peithon; but the north, far off and of little importance to the generals squabbling over Alexander's inheritance, was left to Atropates.

Eventually the older tribes of Aryan Iran had lost their distinct character and had been amalgamated into one people, the Iranians. The revival of Zoroastrianism, enforced everywhere by the Sassanids, completed this development. It was then that Atropatene became a principal seat of fire-worship, with many fire-altars. Arsacia (Rhagae) now became the most sacred city of the empire and the seat of the head of the Zoroastrian hierarchy; the Sassanid Avesta and the tradition of the Parsees therefore consider Rhagae as the home of the family of the Prophet Zoroaster.

Magus
A Magus (plural Magi, from Latin, via Greek μάγος from Old Persian maguš) was a Zoroastrian astrologer-priest from ancient Persia, from which is derived the terms magic, magician, and also referred to as a sorcerer or wizard. The English term may also refer to a shaman.

The Greek word is attested from the 5th century BC as a direct loan from Old Persian maguš. The Persian word is a u-stem adjective from an Indo-Iranian root *magh "powerful, rich" also continued in Sanskrit magha "gift, wealth", magha-vant "generous" (a name of Indra). Avestan has maga, magauuan, probably with the meaning "sacrificer".

The Aryan or Indo-European root appears to have expressed power or ability, continued e.g. in Greek mekhos (see mechanics) and in Germanic magan (English may), magts (English might, the expression "might and magic" thus being a figura etymologica). The original significance of the name for the Median priests thus seems to have been "the powerful". Modern Persian Mobed is derived from an Old Persian compound magu-pati "lord priest".

The plural Magi entered the English language in ca. 1200, referring to the Magi mentioned in Matthew 2:1, the singular being attested only considerably later, in the late 14th century, when it was loaned from Old French in the meaning magician together with magic.

In Persian, Magi is meguceen, meaning "Fire Worshipper." Its the origin of the word magician.

Magi in the history of the Persian Empire
According to Herodotus, the Magi were the sacred caste of the Medes. They organized Persian society after the fall of Assyria and Babylon. Their power was curtailed by Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, and by his son Cambyses II; the Magi revolted against Cambyses and set up a rival claimant to the throne, one of their own, who took the name of Smerdis. Smerdis and his forces were defeated by the Persians under Darius I. The sect of the Magi continued in Persia, though its influence was limited after this political setback.

During the Classical era (555 BCE - 300 CE), some Magi migrated westward, settling in Greece, and then Italy. For more than a century, Mithraism, a religion derived from Persia, was the largest single religion in Rome. The Magi were likely involved. After invading Arabs succeeded in taking Ctesiphon in 637, Islam replaced Zoroastrianism, and the power of the Magi faded.

Greek use of Magos

While in Herodotus, magos refers to either a member of the tribe of the Medes (1.101), or to one of the Persian priests who could interpret dreams (7.37), it could also be used for any enchanter or wizard. The use of magoi in Matthew 2:1 of course is that of Hdt 7.37. In Hellenism, magos started to be used as an adjective, meaning "magical", as in magas techne "ars magica" (e.g. used by Philostratus).

Source: http://atlanteangardens.blogspot.nl/2014/07/history-of-medes-magi-and-enchanters-of.html
Alsosee:http://thisisyourwake-upcall.blogspot.com/2014/07/de-controversiele-geschiedenis-van-het.html