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Artabazus I of Phrygia

5th century BCE · 5th century BCE · Also known as Artabazus son of Pharnaces

Artabazus, son of Pharnaces, was a Persian general and satrap of the 5th century BCE. He commanded the Parthians and Chorasmians in Xerxes' invasion of Greece, took Olynthus and besieged Potidaea in 480–479 BCE, and led the Persian retreat after Plataea. Xerxes then made him satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia, where his family ruled for generations.

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Potidaea Olynthus

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