Artabazus
historical figure · 5 works · 12 mentions · 24 anchored passages
Artabazus son of Pharnaces · Artabazus the son of Pharnaces · Artabazus, the son of Pharnaces · the man who had once pretended to be a kinsman
in the texts
Cyropaedia
Median notable attached to Cyrus who is sent to announce Cyaxares’ permission for volunteers.
asked Cyrus.
And when they had come out, Cyrus said:
And do you, he added to Artabazus, say that whoever will may go with Cyrus.
The Histories
A prominent Persian commander who escorts Xerxes home, then suppresses revolts at Olynthus and Potidaea, losing many men to a tidal disaster at the latter.
Those who escaped alive were led away by Artabazus to Mardonius in Thessaly.
Thereupon Artabazus laid siege to Potidaea, and suspecting that Olynthus too was plotting revolt from the king, he laid siege to it also.
Having taken Olynthus, Artabazus dealt immediately with Potidaea, and his zeal was aided by Timoxenus the general of the Scionaeans, who agreed to betray the place to him.
Against Aristocrates
A Persian noble or satrap whose sons-in-law hire Charidemus and who later grants him safe departure.
But Artabazus, having been released by Autophradates, collected an army, and appeared on the scene;
Accordingly, they persuaded Artabazus to forgo his vengeance upon Charidemus, and to send him off under an armistice, advising him that you would bring Charidemus across with or without his consent:
Being at that time discharged from the service of Timotheus, he withdrew from Amphipolis, crossed the straits to Asia, and there, because of the recent arrest of Artabazus by Autophradates, he hired out his forces and himself to the sons-in-law of Artabazus.
First Philippic
A Persian satrap or military figure named as an alternative employer of Athenian mercenaries.
They cast a casual glance at the war for which Athens has hired them, and off they sail to join Artabazus or anyone else, and the general naturally follows them, for he cannot command if he does not pay.
History of the Peloponnesian War
Persian satrap of Dascylium appointed by Xerxes to serve as go-between with Pausanias.
but in conjunction with Artabazus, an honourable man, whom I have sent to thee, fear not to promote both my interest and thine own, as shall be most creditable and advantageous for both.
until a man of Argilus, it is said, who was about to carry to Artabazus the last letter for the king, and who had before been his favourite and very much trusted by him, gave information to them;
and Xerxes was pleased with the letter, and sent Artabazus, the son of Pharnaces, to the sea, and ordered him to succeed to the satrapy of Dascylium, superseding Megabates, who was governor be fore;