preceded him. Arsames was the father of Hystaspes (satrap of Parthia), Pharnaces (satrap of Phrygia) and Megabates (a general). Arsames lived to see his...
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the court of king Arsames, and upon the death of king Nicomedes I of Bithynia Ziaelas returned to take the kingdom in 254 BC. Arsames also supported Antiochus...
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Arsames (Greek: Ἀρσάμης) or Arsanes was a prince of ancient Persia, the son of Darius the Great and Artystone. Through his parents, he was the great-grandson...
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Arsames II was the King of Armenian kingdom of Sophene, the son of Arsames I. Arsames II reigned from 230-220 BCE and offered asylum to Antiochus Hierax...
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Arsames is an Iranian death metal band based in Mashhad. It was originally formed in 2002 by Ali Madarshahi. Arsames has had many lineup changes; vocalist...
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Look up Arsames in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arsames (died c. 520 BC) was the son of Ariaramnes and possibly a King of Persia. The name means "having...
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Mnemon actively disliked Ochus, so he passed him over and made Arsames his heir. Arsames was shortly thereafter killed by Arpates, son of the satrap Tiribazus...
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Cilicia Arsames (Old Persian Aršāma, Greek: Ἀρσάμης) was an Achaemenid Persian satrap of Cilicia in 334/3 BC. He succeeded Mazaeus in this position. He...
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appointment, Arsames helped suppress the revolt by defeating Athenian reinforcements sent in the Nile Delta. After the revolt, Arsames undertook a conciliatory...
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Darius says: My father is Hystaspes; the father of Hystaspes was Arsames; the father of Arsames was Ariaramnes; the father of Ariaramnes was Teispes; the father...
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of Cyrus I. His paternal uncle was Ariaramnes and his first cousin was Arsames. However, around 100 years later, Herodotus claimed that Cambyses I was...
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father is Hystaspes [Vištâspa]; the father of Hystaspes was Arsames [Aršâma]; the father of Arsames was Ariaramnes [Ariyâramna]; the father of Ariaramnes was...
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Pharnaces Ι (Greek: Φαρνάκης; Elamite: Parnaka; c. 565–497 BCE) was a son of Arsames. He was a younger brother of Hystaspes, and therefore an uncle of Achaemenid...
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gold tablets allegedly documented the reigns of Ariaramnes and his son Arsames and were written in Old Persian in the first person. This is the only evidence...
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(including many of Cyrus's relatives) were now under his command. His uncle Arsames, who had been the king of the city-state of Parsa under the Medes, therefore...
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distant member of the royal Achaemenid dynasty. He was the son of a certain Arsames, and grandson of Ostanes, whose father Darius II ruled the Achaemenid Empire...
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Sophene) Arsames I (260–228 BC) (Armenia, Sophene, and Commagene) Charaspes (doubtful) Arsames II (Sophene c. 230 BC, possibly same person as Arsames I) Xerxes...
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to his son Xerxes. Darius was the son of Hystaspes and the grandson of Arsames. Darius married Atossa, daughter of Cyrus, with whom he had four sons:...
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Orontes IV (Old Persian: *Arvanta-) was the son of King Arsames and is recorded as ruling Armenia from inscriptions found at the historic capital of the...
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Justi suggests that the sources confused Artostes as Ostanes. His son Arsames (II) married his cousin Sisygambis and had issue: Darius III Oxathres....
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"Haxāmaniš". His son was given as Teispes, and from him came in turn Ariaramnes, Arsames, and Hystaspes. However, there is no historical evidence for any of these...
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BC), Achaemenes (c.486–459 BC) - a brother of the emperor Xerxes I, and Arsames (c.454–c.406 BC). The Twenty-Eighth Dynasty consisted of a single king...
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of Orontes III? Arsames, c. 260–c. 228 BC, son of Sames? Xerxes, 228–c. 212 BC, son of Arsames Orontes IV, 212–200 BC, son of Arsames? The Orontid dynasty...
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of the Achaemenid Province of Egypt. Predecessor Pherendates Successor Arsames Dynasty 27th Dynasty Pharaoh Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I Father Darius I...
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possibly of his brother Ostanes. If the latter, she married her own brother Arsames (an ancient Achaemenid tradition). Another possibility is that she was...
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of the Persian king Darius III Codomannus. He was the son of a certain Arsames, and grandson of Ostanes. He was distinguished for his bravery and talent...
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Madyes Cyaxares Astyages Achaemenid (550–330 BC) Achaemenes Ariaramnes Arsames Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis...
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satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia, Spithridates, satrap of Lydia and Ionia, Arsames, satrap of Cilicia, Rheomithres, Petenes, Niphates and Memnon of Rhodes...
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with the modern town of Eğil. It was the first capital of Sophene until Arsames I founded the new capital Arshamshat around 230 BCE. The Seleucid king...
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Orontids Orontes II Orontes III Sames Arsames Arsames II Xerxes Orontes IV Artaxiads Artaxias I Artavasdes I Tigranes I Tigranes II Artavasdes II Artaxias...
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