Artaphernes biography of william

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  • Artaphernes, though superior in rank, seems to have been inferior in military skill to Datis, who was in reality the commander of the Persian army.
  • Artaphernes (Ancient Greek: Ἀρταφέρνης) was a man of ancient Persia who lived in the 5th century BCE who was sent by king Artaxerxes I in 425 BCE with a.

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    Hystaspes (father of Darius I)

    c. 550 BC Persian satrap of Bactria and Persis

    For the patron of Zoroaster with the same name, see Vishtaspa.

    Hystaspes (Old Persian: 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱Vištāspa; Ancient Greek: ὙστάσπηςHustáspēs) or Guštāsp (Persian: گشتاسپGuštāsp) (fl. 550 BC), was a Persiansatrap of Bactria and Persis.[3] He was the father of Darius I, king of the Achaemenid Empire, and Artabanus, who was a trusted advisor to both his brother Darius as well as Darius's son and successor, Xerxes I.

    The son of Arsames, Hystaspes was a member of the Persian royal house of the Achaemenids. He was satrap of Persis under Cambyses II, and probably beneath his second cousin Cyrus the Great also. He accompanied Cyrus on his expedition against the Massagetae. However, he was sent back to Persis to keep watch over his eldest son, Darius, whom Cyrus, after a dream, suspected of considering treason.

    Besides Darius, Hystaspes had three sons: Artabanus,[4]Artapher

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    Greco-Persian Wars

    B.C. 499 to 479
    Persian Empire — versus — Greek City-States

    Ionian Revolt    Second Persian Invasion (under Darius)    Third Persian Invasion (under Xerxes)    Aftermath   

    The Persian War is one of the most famous, and most fascinating wars in human history. It was fought in the fifth century BC between Persian Empire, far and away the largest and wealthiest kingdom on earth, and a collection of independent Greek cities who lived in relative poverty and obscurity. The Greeks had not a fraction of the wealth or population of the Persians, and were themselves disunited and engaged in perpetual conflicts, yet they soundly defeated the Persians and retained their independence and freedoms. The Persian war was remarkable not only for its ferocious battles, which showcased the superiority of Greek military methods, but also for the striking personalities involved, the democratic charac

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    Artaphernes (emissary)

    Ancient Persian diplomat sent to Sparta in an anecdote of Thucydides

    Artaphernes (Ancient Greek: Ἀρταφέρνης) was a man of ancient Persia who lived in the 5th century BCE who was sent by king Artaxerxes I in 425 BCE with a letter to Sparta.

    While he passed through Eion on the Strymon River, he was arrested by Aristeides, the son of Archippus, and carried to Athens, where the letter of his king was opened and translated. It contained a complaint of the king, that owing to the many and discrepant messages the Spartans had sent to him, he did not know what they wanted; and he therefore requested them to send a fresh embassy back with Artaphernes, and to explain clearly what were Sparta's actual requests.

    The Athenians thought this a favorable opportunity for forming connections themselves with Persia, and accordingly sent Artaphernes back in a galley, accompanied by Athenian ambassadors, to Ephesus. On their arrival there they received news of the death

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