The shift in Forbes' rankings seems to come from a perceived increase in Putin's use of his power on the world stage; offering a home to NSA leaker Edward Snowden, for example, or his hard line approach to Syria talks.
The Medes (/miËdz/, Old Persian MÄda-, Ancient Greek: Î¼á¿Î´Î¿Î¹, Hebrew: ×Ö¸×Ö·×â) were an ancient Iranian people who lived in an area known as Media (northwestern Iran) and who spoke the Median language.
Back to Top of Page. Medea is one of the best known of the tragedies of Roman playwright Seneca the Younger, completed around 50 CE or possibly earlier. It tells the story of the revenge of the enchantress Medea on her faithless husband Jason.