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Arsames
Arsames
Achaemenid dynasty
Born: ?? Died: c. 520 BC
Preceded by King of Persia Succeeded by
Ariamenes Cyrus II
Arsames (Old Persian: ?????[1] Aršāma[2], modern Per- [4] The inscription is known among Old Persian
sian: ,]3[ارشامGreek: Ἀρσάμης; – ca. 520 BC) was the son scholars by the code AsH.
of Ariaramnes and perhaps briefly the king of Persia dur-
ing the Achaemenid dynasty, but gave up the throne and
declared loyalty to Cyrus II of Persia. After this, Arsames
Bibliography
most likely retired to his family estate in the Persian • Akbarzadeh, D.; A. Yahyanezhad (2006) (in Persian).
heartland of Parsa, and lived out the rest of his long years The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts). Khaneye-
there peacefully, though he may nominally have exer- Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati.
cised the duties of a "lesser king" under the authority of ISBN 964-8499-05-5.
the "Great King". In an inscription allegedly found in Ha- • Kent, Ronald Grubb (1384 AP) (in Persian). Old
madan[4] he is called "king of Persia", but some scholars Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary. translated into
believe it is a fraud, either modern or ancient. Another Persian by S. Oryan. p. 393. ISBN 964-421-045-X.
attestation of his reign is the Behistun Inscription, where • A. Sh. Shahbazi: "Arsama", in Encyclopaedia Iranica.
his grandson Darius I states that eight Achaemenid kings
preceded him - and then, he must be counting Arsames
as a king.
External links
Arsames was father of Hystaspes, satrap of Parthia, • Arsames page at livius.org
and of Pharnaces. Arsames would live to see his grand- Persondata
son, Darius I, become the Great King of the Persian Em- Name Arsames of Persia
pire, though he would die during his reign. In any case,
Alternative names
he must have been one of the longest-surviving royals
anywhere in the world at that time, probably living well Short description
into his nineties. Date of birth
Place of birth
References Date of death
[1] Akbarzadeh (2006), page 56 Place of death
[2] Kent (1384 AP), page 393
[3] Kent (1384 AP), page 392
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