Artaphernes (Ἀρταφέρνης), was the brother of the Achaemenid king of Persia, Darius I, and satrap of Sardis. ==Etymology== Old Persian: Arta + Farnah(endowed with the Glory of Righteousness); Arta`s equivalent in Middle Persian becomes Arda/Ard/Ord that could be seen in names such as Ardabil (Arta vila or Arta city), Ardavan (protected ....
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[son of Artaphernes] Artaphernes, son of Artaphernes, was the nephew of Darius the Great, and a general of the Achaemenid Empire. He was appointed, together with Datis, to take command of the expedition sent by Darius to punish Athens and Eretria for their support for the Ionian Revolt. Artaphernes and Datis besieged and destroyed Eretria, ...
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(from the article `Histiaeus`) ...that he could quell the disturbances, Histiaeus was allowed to leave Susa. On his arrival at the Lydian coast, however, he found himself suspected ...
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