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Artabanus of Persia (or Artabanus the Hyrcanian; Ancient Greek: Ἀρτάβανος) was a Persian political figure during the Achaemenid dynasty who was reportedly Regent of Persia for a few months (465 BC – 464 BC). Artabanus probably originated from the province of Hyrcania and reportedly served as the chief official of Xerxes I.
Artabanus (son of Hystaspes), brother of Darius I and uncle of Xerxes I; Artabanus of Persia, Hyrcanian by birth, commander of Xerxes's guard, and Xerxes's assassin (465 BC) Artapanus (general), general under Xerxes I (486–465 BC) Artabanus I of Parthia, c. 127–124 BC; Artabanus II of Parthia, c. 12 to 38/41 AD; Artabanus III of Parthia, 79 ...
Artabanus and the Ghost. According to Herodotus, Artabanus saw a ghost enjoining him to allow the invasion of Greece. [1] Artabanus was a son of Hystaspes, and therefore brother of Darius I as well as uncle of Xerxes I. [2] Artabanus had a reputation for great wisdom. [3]
Artaxerxes was probably born in the reign of his grandfather Darius I, to the emperor's son and heir, Xerxes I.In 465 BC, Xerxes I was murdered by Hazarapat ("commander of thousand") Artabanus, the commander of the royal bodyguard and the most powerful official in the Persian court, with the help of a eunuch, Aspamitres. [9]
Xerxes I (/ ˈ z ɜː r k ˌ s iː z / ZURK-seez [2] [a] c. 518 – August 465 BC), commonly known as Xerxes the Great, [4] was a Persian ruler who served as the fourth King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 486 BC until his assassination in 465 BC. He was the son of Darius the Great and Atossa, a daughter of Cyrus the Great.
Artabanus may have had personal ambitions for the throne since, subsequently, he conspired with Megabyzus to have Artaxerxes killed. But Megabyzus revealed the plot to Artaxerxes, who put Artabanus and Aspamitres to death for the murders of Xerxes, Darius [3] and his own attempted murder. Artabanus was killed by sword, whilst Aspamitres was ...
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.
The Persians appointed Artabanus to decide the dispute; and upon his declaring in favour of Xerxes, Ariamenes immediately saluted his brother as king, and was treated by him with great respect. According to Herodotus [ 8 ] who calls the eldest son of Darius, Artabazanes ( Ἀρταβαζάνης ), this dispute, and its resolution, occurred ...