Artaphernes
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| Born | Sardis |
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| Parents | Hystaspes |
| Children | Artaphernes |
| Siblings | Darius the Great |
| Niece | Artazostre |
| Grandparents | Arsames |
| Nephew | Xerxes I |
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| ID | 900793 |
Artaphernes Life story
Artaphernes, flourished circa 513–492 BC, was a brother of the Achaemenid king of Persia, Darius I, satrap of Lydia from the capital of Sardis, and a Persian general. In his position he had numerous contacts with the Greeks, and played an important role in suppressing the Ionian Revolt.
