Artaphernes biography of mahatma
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Artaphernes
Artaphernes (Elamite Irdapirna): Persian prince, brother of king Darius I the Great, between 513 and 493 satrap of Lydia.
Artaphernes was the son of Hystaspes and the brother of Darius, who became king in 522 BCE.
He was probably younger than Darius, because he played no role in the civil war of 522-521.
Artaphernes biography of mahatma
At least, he is not mentioned in the Behistun inscription, our most important source for these years.
Our most important source for the career of Artaphernes are the fifth and sixth books of Histories by the Greek researcher Herodotus of Halicarnassus (fifth century BCE).
He mentions the Persian prince several times as satrap of Lydia, especially during the years of the rebellion of the Greek towns on the shore, the Ionian revolt (499-494).
However, he is mentioned for the first time as successor of the satrap Otanes (513).
Six years later, Artaphernes received envoys from Athens, which offered earth and water, the usual tokens of submission. In 499, he lau