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About Artaphernes
Artaphernes was a brother of the Achaemenid king Darius I and held power circa 513–492 BC. He was appointed satrap of Lydia, which he governed from its capital of Sardis. As satrap of Lydia he had to deal with the Greeks, and played an important role in both the Siege of Naxos and in suppressing the Ionian Revolt.
Everything about Artaphernes →- Occupation
- politician, satrap, official
- Citizenship
- Achaemenid Empire
- Born
- 600 BC
- Died
- 493 BC