Cyrus, accompanied by the of his ally Amorges, later carried out a campaign against the Massagetae/ in 530 BC. According to Herodotus, Cyrus captured a Massagetaean camp by ruse, after which the Massagetae queen Tomyris led the tribe's main force against the Persians, defeated them, and placed the severed head of Cyrus in a sack full of blood. Some versions of the records of the death of Cyrus named the Derbices, rather than the Massagetae, as the tribe against whom Cyrus died in battle, because the Derbices were a member tribe of the Massagetae confederation or identical with the whole of the Massagetae. After Cyrus had been mortally wounded by the Derbices/Massagetae, Amorges and his army helped the Persian soldiers defeat them. Cyrus told his sons to respect their own mother as well as Amorges above everyone else before dying.
cyrus accompanied by the of his ally amorges later carried out a campaign against the massagetae/ in 530 bc according to herodotus cyrus captured a massagetaean camp by ruse after which the massagetae queen tomyris led the tribe's main force against the persians defeated them and placed the severed head of cyrus in a sack full of blood some versions of the records of the death of cyrus named the derbices rather than the massagetae as the tribe against whom cyrus died in battle because the derbices were a member tribe of the massagetae confederation or identical with the whole of the massagetae after cyrus had been mortally wounded by the derbices/massagetae amorges and his army helped the persian soldiers defeat them cyrus told his sons to respect their own mother as well as amorges above everyone else before dying