Persia

There are 1590 items in Persia:

Artabanus

Artabanus: Persian prince, younger brother of king Darius I the Great mentioned in our sources between 513 and 480 BCE. Achaemenid…

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Artabazus (1)

Artabazus (Elamite: Irdumasda; Persian Artavazdâ?): Persian nobleman, member of the Pharnacid house, who held various commands during the first half of the fifth century. …

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Artabazus (2)

Artabazus II (Elamite: Irdumasda; Persian Artavazdâ?): Persian nobleman (c.389-325), played a very important role during the war between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid empire. …

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Artaphernes

Artaphernes (Elamite Irdapirna): Persian prince, brother of king Darius I the Great, between 513 and 493 satrap of Lydia. Achaemenid nobleman Artaphernes…

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Artavardiya

Artavardiya: Persian general, serving under king Darius I the Great.According to the Behistun Inscription, Artavardiya defeated the Persian Vahyazdâta, who had claimed to be the legitimate king Smerdis, on 24 May 521 BCE, near Rakhâ (modern Behbehân), and a second…

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Artaxerxes IV Arses

Artaxerxes IV (Old-Persian Artakhšaça): name of a Achaemenid king of the Persian empire, ruled 338-336. His real name was Arses.Arses was a son of the Persian king Artaxerxes III Ochus (358-338), and succeeded his father. According to a Greek source,…

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