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Artabazus I, Sitrap of Daskyleion

Male 525 BCE - 449 BCE


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  • Name Artabazus I  
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 525 BCE  [1
    History — 
    • Between 480 and 479 BCE, he lead the Persian army of Xerxes I as one of its generals in the second Persian invasion of Greece. He was in command of the Parthians and the Chorasmians in the Achaemenid army. He was particularly in charge of the reserve forces guarding the route back to Asia, and responsible for suppressing a revolt in Potidaea. [1, 2]
    • In 479 BCE, he was appointed the Sitrap of Daskyleion as a reward for bringing the Persian army out of Greece. [1, 2]
    Death 449 BCE  [1
    Person ID I9464  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2024 

    Father Pharmaces, Governor of Persopolis,   b. 560 BCE   d. 497 BCE 
    Family ID F6611  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
    +1. Pharnabazus, Sitrap of Daskyleion,   b. 470 BCE   d. 414 BCE
    Family ID F6610  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Oct 2019 

  • Sources 
    1. [S60] Stuart, Roderick W. Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).

    2. [S304] Wikipedia, Artabazos I of Phrygia.