Artabanus

Artabanus was the name of two noblemen of Persia:

Artabanus was the younger brother of king Darius I of Persia, and satrap of Bactria in the early 5th century BC. He appears in the Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus.
Artabanus the Hyrcanian was reportedly Regent of Persia for a few months in 465–464 BC.

Artabanus was the name of four kings of ancient Parthia:

Artabanus I c. 127–124 BC
Artabanus II c. AD 10–38
Artabanus III c. 80–90
Artabanus IV c. 216–224

King Arsaces II of Parthia is called Artabanus by some early scholars.

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