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Artaphernes
Sign in to saveArtaphernes (Greek: Ἀρταφέρνης, Old Persian: Artafarna, from Median Rtafarnah) was a brother of the Achaemenid king Darius I and held power circa 513–492 BC. He was appointed satrap of Lydia, which he governed from its capital of Sardis. As satrap of Lydia he had to deal with the Greeks, and played an important role in both the Siege of Naxos and in suppressing the Ionian Revolt.
Person
- Born
- 0600-01-01
- Died
- 0493-01-01
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Key facts
- Military person.name
- Artaphernes
- Military person.native_name
- Artafarna
- Military person.native_name_lang
- peo
- Military person.allegiance
- Achaemenid Empire
- Military person.serviceyears
- 513–492 BC
- Military person.rank
- Satrap of Lydia
- Military person.battles
- Ionian revolt
- Military person.children
- Artaphernes II
- Military person.relations
- Darius the Great (brother)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 600 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 493 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Place of birth
- Sardis
- Place of death
- Sardis
- Child
- Artaphernes
- Father
- Hystaspes
- Sibling
- Artanes
- Occupation
- official
- Family
- Achaemenid dynasty
Article
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Biography
- Background to Satrapy
- First contacts with Athens (507 BC)
- Hippias and Artaphernes
- Siege of Naxos
- Ionian revolt (499-494 BC)
- Execution of Histiaeus
- After the Revolt
- References
- Sources
Artaphernes (Greek: Ἀρταφέρνης, Old Persian: Artafarna, from Median Rtafarnah) was a brother of the Achaemenid king Darius I and held power circa 513–492 BC. He was appointed satrap of Lydia, which he governed from its capital of Sardis. As satrap of Lydia he had to deal with the Greeks, and played an important role in both the Siege of Naxos and in suppressing the Ionian Revolt.
==Etymology== thumb|Achaemenid lineage: Artaphernes was son of Hystaspes, and brother of Darius I. Artaphernes is the Greek adaptation of *Artafarnah- (endowed with the Glory of the Right). Arta is a common prefix for Achaemenid names and means justice. Farnah means "splendour, glory."