Arsames of Persia

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This article is about the Persian king, Arsames. For information about other notable ancient Persians by this name, see Arsames (disambiguation).

Arsames (Old Persian Aršâma) was the son of Ariaramnes and King of Persia until it was subsumes into the Persian Empire by Cyrus II of Persia. His son was Hystaspes, later satrap of Parthia, and his grand-son Darius the Great, later Great King of Media and Persia. Arsames died after 520, under the reign of his grand-son.

His name in the Greek sources is Ἀρσάμης. In Modern Persian it is ارشاما.

External link

[Arsames page at livius.org]

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