Bagaeus
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 3 anchored passages
Bagaeus son of Artontes · Pharnabazus's bastard brother
in the texts
The Histories
Persian noble chosen by lot to carry out Darius's plan against Oroetes; uses a sequence of royal letters to test and finally command Oroetes' guard to kill him.
Bagaeus, having drawn the lot, did as follows:
King Darius forbids you to be Oroetes ' guard.
they did, and the lot fell to Bagaeus, son of Artontes.
Hellenica
Pharnabazus's bastard brother, who co-commands the Persian cavalry squadron in the skirmish near Dascyleium.
And by chance the horsemen of Pharnabazus, under the command of Rhathines and Bagaeus, his bastard brother, just about equal to the Greek cavalry in number, had been sent out by Pharnabazus and likewise rode to the top of this same hill.