Achaemenes (satrap)
5th-century BC Achaemenid satrap of Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the satrap. For the Persian dynasty, see Achaemenids. For the Greek dynasty, see Alcmaeonids.
Achaemenes (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Haxāmaniš;[1] Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης Akhaiménēs, also incorrectly called Achaemenides by Ctesias) was an Achaemenid general and satrap of ancient Egypt during the early 5th century BC, at the time of the 27th Dynasty of Egypt.
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Achaemenes | |
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Satrap of Egypt | |
Predecessor | Pherendates |
Successor | Arsames |
Dynasty | 27th Dynasty |
Pharaoh | Xerxes I and Artaxerxes I |
Father | Darius I |
Mother | Atossa |
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