# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/pharnuches-of-lycia
# Generated: 2026-08-16T08:09:53.296Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/pharnuches-of-lycia"
name: "Pharnuches of Lycia"
slug: "pharnuches-of-lycia"
description: "Pharnuches was a Lycian appointed by Alexander the Great to command the force sent into Sogdiana against Spitamenes in 329 BC. The result of the expedition was disastrous, with the destruction of the whole army. Pharnuches had been entrusted with its superintendence, because he was acquainted with the language of the inhabitants of the region, and had shown much dexterity in his intercourse with them. According to Aristobulus he was conscious of his deficiency in military skill, and wished to cede the command to the three Macedonian officers who were acting under him, but they refused to accept it."
tagline: "Lycian-Macedonian general (fl. 329 BCE)"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "-400"
deathDate: "-400"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.75
  momentum:             1.789473684210526
  historical:           7.008064
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnuh_iz_Likije"
    title: "Farnuh iz Likije"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%83%D1%85"
    title: "Фарнух"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnuques_de_L%C3%ADcia"
    title: "Farnuques de Lícia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharnuches"
    title: "Pharnuches"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharnuches_of_Lycia"
    title: "Pharnuches of Lycia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnuces_de_Licia"
    title: "Farnuces de Licia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharnuch%C3%A8s_de_Lycie"
    title: "Pharnuchès de Lycie"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%B8%D0%B7_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B8"
    title: "Фарнух из Ликии"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1752386"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump