Masistes
Sign in to savethumb|200px|right|Location of Bactria within the Persian Empire. Masistes (Old Persian 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫, Maθišta; Greek Μασίστης, Masístēs; Old Iranian *Masišta; died 478 BC) was a Persian prince of the Achaemenid Dynasty, son of king Darius I (reign: 520-486 BC) and of his wife Atossa, and full brother of king Xerxes I (reign: 486-465 BC). He was satrap (governor) of Bactria during his brother's reign, where he attempted to start a revolt in 478 BC.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Father
- Darius I
- Mother
- Atossa
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- satrap
- Family
- Achaemenid dynasty
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- date of death
- 0478-01-01
- date of birth
- 0600-01-01
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Chief marshal
- Love affairs and Masistes' revolt
- The tale
- Historical background
- Masistes and ''mathishta''
- Notes
- References
thumb|200px|right|Location of Bactria within the Persian Empire. Masistes (Old Persian 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫, Maθišta; Greek Μασίστης, Masístēs; Old Iranian *Masišta; died 478 BC) was a Persian prince of the Achaemenid Dynasty, son of king Darius I (reign: 520-486 BC) and of his wife Atossa, and full brother of king Xerxes I (reign: 486-465 BC). He was satrap (governor) of Bactria during his brother's reign, where he attempted to start a revolt in 478 BC.
==Chief marshal== thumb|200px|Map of Xerxes' invasion of Greece, showing the Persian march through Thrace (yellow) and the battle of Mycale (circled in blue). Masistes was one of the six chief marshals of the Greek campaigns of Xerxes (480-479 BC). Along with general Mardonius, he commanded the army column that crossed Thrace along the coast; however, he was almost completely absent during the course of the war, including the battles of Salamis and Plataea.
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