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Cossaei (Κοσσαῖοι) were a warlike tribe inhabiting a mountainous district called Cossaea (Κοσσαία), likely related to the Kassites, on the borders of Susiana to the south, and of Media Magna to the north. They were a hill tribe, and were armed with bows and arrows. Their land was sterile and unproductive, and they lived the life of robbers. Strabo speaks of them as constantly at war with their neighbours, and testifies to their power when he says that they sent 13,000 men to assist the Elymaei in a war against the people of Babylonia and Susiana. Alexander led his forces against them and subdued them, at least for a time. The Persian kings had never been able to reduce them, but had been in the habit of paying them a tribute, when they moved their court annually from Ecbatana to Babylon, t

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  • Cossais, cosseis o cosseins (en llatí Cossaei, grec Κοσσαῖοι) eren un poble guerrer que habitaven un districte muntanyós anomenat Cossaia (Κοσσαία) a la vora de la Susiana (al sud) i de la Mèdia (al nord). És possible que estesin relacionats amb els cassites. Anaven armats amb llances i arcs i fletxes i com que la seva terra era poc fèrtil i improductiva portaven vida de lladres. Estrabó sempre que parla d'ells, diu que vivien del saqueig i estaven sempre en guerra amb els seus veïns. Els reis perses no els van poder sotmetre però en van cobrar un tribut. Van enviar 13.000 homes per ajudar a Elymais quan estava en guerra contra els babilonis i . Alexandre el Gran hi va enviar soldats i els va sotmetre almenys per un temps. Les seves característiques semblem fer-los ancestres de les tribus actuals dels que encara viuen al mateix lloc. Plini el Vell els anomena cussis (cussii) i sembla que el seu nom va donar origen al Khuzestan. A més de Plini i Estrabó també en parla Diodor de Sicília. (ca)
  • Cossaei (Κοσσαῖοι) were a warlike tribe inhabiting a mountainous district called Cossaea (Κοσσαία), likely related to the Kassites, on the borders of Susiana to the south, and of Media Magna to the north. They were a hill tribe, and were armed with bows and arrows. Their land was sterile and unproductive, and they lived the life of robbers. Strabo speaks of them as constantly at war with their neighbours, and testifies to their power when he says that they sent 13,000 men to assist the Elymaei in a war against the people of Babylonia and Susiana. Alexander led his forces against them and subdued them, at least for a time. The Persian kings had never been able to reduce them, but had been in the habit of paying them a tribute, when they moved their court annually from Ecbatana to Babylon, to pass their winter at the latter place. In character, they seem to have resembled the Bakhtiari tribes, who now roam over the same mountains which they formerly occupied. There is some variety in the orthography of their name in ancient authors. Pliny calls them Cussii, and in some places they are apparently confounded with the Cissii. It is possible that their name may be connected with the modern Khuzistan. (en)
  • Les Cosséens (Κοσσαίοι en grec ancien) sont un peuple nomade vivant dans les montagnes du Zagros. Ils apparaissent aux yeux des auteurs grecs, principales sources d'information pour la connaissance de ce peuple, comme de féroces barbares. Reconnaissant la suzeraineté achéménide, ils demeurent cependant autonomes au sein de l'empire perse. Cette autonomie est garantie par le contrôle de défilés situés le long d'une des routes royales reliant Suse à Ecbatane. Une fois par an, les chefs cosséens rencontrent le grand roi et se font remettre des présents en échange du passage de la caravane royale dans la région et de la fourniture d'un contingent engagé dans l'armée perse. Ces rapports subtils sont remis en cause lors de la conquête de l'empire achéménide par Alexandre le Grand ; le conquérant et ses successeurs antigonides puis séleucides tentent d'intégrer les Cosséens dans les empires grecs qui exercent leur autorité sur la région : Alexandre y parvient en 323, Antigone échoue en 317. À la suite de cet échec, les Séleucides ne mènent aucune tentative sérieuse pour soumettre ce peuple, dont la dernière mention dans les sources remonte aux années 160. (fr)
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  • Cossais, cosseis o cosseins (en llatí Cossaei, grec Κοσσαῖοι) eren un poble guerrer que habitaven un districte muntanyós anomenat Cossaia (Κοσσαία) a la vora de la Susiana (al sud) i de la Mèdia (al nord). És possible que estesin relacionats amb els cassites. Les seves característiques semblem fer-los ancestres de les tribus actuals dels que encara viuen al mateix lloc. Plini el Vell els anomena cussis (cussii) i sembla que el seu nom va donar origen al Khuzestan. A més de Plini i Estrabó també en parla Diodor de Sicília. (ca)
  • Cossaei (Κοσσαῖοι) were a warlike tribe inhabiting a mountainous district called Cossaea (Κοσσαία), likely related to the Kassites, on the borders of Susiana to the south, and of Media Magna to the north. They were a hill tribe, and were armed with bows and arrows. Their land was sterile and unproductive, and they lived the life of robbers. Strabo speaks of them as constantly at war with their neighbours, and testifies to their power when he says that they sent 13,000 men to assist the Elymaei in a war against the people of Babylonia and Susiana. Alexander led his forces against them and subdued them, at least for a time. The Persian kings had never been able to reduce them, but had been in the habit of paying them a tribute, when they moved their court annually from Ecbatana to Babylon, t (en)
  • Les Cosséens (Κοσσαίοι en grec ancien) sont un peuple nomade vivant dans les montagnes du Zagros. Ils apparaissent aux yeux des auteurs grecs, principales sources d'information pour la connaissance de ce peuple, comme de féroces barbares. Reconnaissant la suzeraineté achéménide, ils demeurent cependant autonomes au sein de l'empire perse. Cette autonomie est garantie par le contrôle de défilés situés le long d'une des routes royales reliant Suse à Ecbatane. Une fois par an, les chefs cosséens rencontrent le grand roi et se font remettre des présents en échange du passage de la caravane royale dans la région et de la fourniture d'un contingent engagé dans l'armée perse. Ces rapports subtils sont remis en cause lors de la conquête de l'empire achéménide par Alexandre le Grand ; le conquérant (fr)
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  • Cossais (ca)
  • Cossaei (en)
  • Cosséens (fr)
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