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Tissaphernes

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Persian Satrap of Lydia and Ionia (445-395 BC)

PoliticiansLived 445 BC to 395 BC · aged 50
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Tissaphernes was a Persian commander and statesman, satrap of Lydia and Ionia. His life is mostly known from the works of Thucydides and Xenophon.

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Tissaphernes was Satrap of Lydia, including Ionia, under the Achaemenid Empire.Tissaphernes was Satrap of Lydia, including Ionia, under the Achaemenid Empire.Coin of Tissaphernes, with ΤΙΣΣΑ ("TISSA") clearly visible below neck. Astyra, Mysia; c. 400-395 BCCoin of Tissaphernes, with ΤΙΣΣΑ ("TISSA") clearly visible below neck. Astyra, Mysia; c. 400-395 BCCoinage of Phokaia, Ionia, c. 478-387 BC; possible portrait of Satrap Tissaphernes, with satrapal headress, but since these coins have no markings, attribution remains uncertainCoinage of Phokaia, Ionia, c. 478-387 BC; possible portrait of Satrap Tissaphernes, with satrapal headress, but since these coins have no markings, attribution remains uncertain

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Tissaphernes was a Persian commander and statesman, satrap of Lydia and Ionia. His life is mostly known from the works of Thucydides and Xenophon. According to Ctesias, he was the son of Hidarnes III and therefore, the great grandson of Hydarnes, one of the six conspirators who had supported the rise of Darius the Great.

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Lived 445 BC to 395 BC · aged 50
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