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Pharnabazus II

Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia from 413 to 374 BC · Politicians · Born 500 BC

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Pharnabazus II was a Persian soldier and statesman, and Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. He was the son of Pharnaces II of Phrygia and grandson of Pharnabazus I, and great-grandson of Artabazus I.

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Pharnabazus was Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia.Pharnabazus was Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia.Coinage of Pharnabazos, circa 398-396/5 BC, Kyzikos, Mysia. Obv: Legend ΦΑΡ-Ν-[A]-BA ("FAR-N-[A]-BA", for Pharnabazos), head of Pharnabazos, wearing the satrapal cap tied below his chin, with diadem. Rev: Ship's prow left, with a griffin and prophylactic eye; two dolphins downward; below, a tuna.[1]Coinage of Pharnabazos, circa 398-396/5 BC, Kyzikos, Mysia. Obv: Legend ΦΑΡ-Ν-[A]-BA ("FAR-N-[A]-BA", for Pharnabazos), head of Pharnabazos, wearing the satrapal cap tied below his chin, with diadem. Rev: Ship's prow left, with a griffin and prophylactic eye; two dolphins downward; below, a tuna.[1]The assassination of the exiled Athenian general Alcibiades may have been organized by Pharnabazes, at the request of Sparta.The assassination of the exiled Athenian general Alcibiades may have been organized by Pharnabazes, at the request of Sparta.An Athenian mercenary peltast (left) supporting an Achaemenid knight of Hellespontine Phrygia (center) attacking a Greek psilos (right), Altıkulaç Sarcophagus, early 4th century BCE.[9][10]An Athenian mercenary peltast (left) supporting an Achaemenid knight of Hellespontine Phrygia (center) attacking a Greek psilos (right), Altıkulaç Sarcophagus, early 4th century BCE.[9][10]Meeting between Spartan King Agesilaus (left) and Pharnabazus (right) in 395 BC, after which Agesilaus left Hellespontine Phrygia proper.[13][14]Meeting between Spartan King Agesilaus (left) and Pharnabazus (right) in 395 BC, after which Agesilaus left Hellespontine Phrygia proper.[13][14]Pharnabazus funded the rebuilding the walls of Athens, and provided his seamen as manpower, in 393 BC.[21]Pharnabazus funded the rebuilding the walls of Athens, and provided his seamen as manpower, in 393 BC.[21]Achaemenid campaign of Pharnabazus II against Egypt in 373 BC.Achaemenid campaign of Pharnabazus II against Egypt in 373 BC.

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Pharnabazus II was a Persian soldier and statesman, and Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia. He was the son of Pharnaces II of Phrygia and grandson of Pharnabazus I, and great-grandson of Artabazus I. He and his male ancestors, forming the Pharnacid dynasty, had governed the satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia from its headquarters at Dascylium since 478 BC. He married Apama, daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia, and their son Artabazus also became a satrap of Phrygia. According to some accounts, his granddaughter Barsine may have become Alexander the Great's concubine.

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Politicians
Type
Politician
Dates
Born 500 BC

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