Meanwhile in Persia a usurper, the Magian Gaumata, arose in the spring of 522, who pretended to be the murdered Bardiya (Smerdis) and was acknowledged throughout Asia.

• 同时，在波斯出现了一位篡夺者，古波斯之祭司高马他，在公元前522年出现，假装要去谋杀巴尔迪亚，被整个亚洲所知。