Pharnabazus II
Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia from 413 to 374 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pharnabazus II (Old Iranian: Farnabāzu, Greek: Φαρνάβαζος Pharnabazos; ruled 413-374 BC)[2] 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.[3]
Pharnabazus II | |
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Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia | |
In office 413 BC – 387 BC | |
Preceded by | Pharnaces II |
Succeeded by | Ariobarzanes of Phrygia |
Personal details | |
Spouse(s) | Apama, daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia |
Children | Artabazos II |
Parent | Pharnaces II of Phrygia |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Achaemenid Empire |
Battles/wars | |
According to research by Theodor Nöldeke, he was descended from Otanes, one of the associates of Darius in the murder of Smerdis.