Ariabignes
Ariabignes ( Greek Ἀριαβίγνης ; * before 522 BC; † 480 BC at Salamis ) was a member of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty in the 5th century BC. He was the youngest of the three sons of the great king Dareios I from his first marriage to a daughter of Gobryas . His full brothers were Artobazanes and Ariamenes .
During the invasion of Greece by Xerxes I in 480 BC. Ariabignes commanded the Ionian and Carian squadrons of the Persian fleet. Like his brother Ariamenes, he was killed in the sea battle of Salamis .
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| SURNAME | Ariabignes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Achaemenid, son of the great king Dareios I. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 522 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 480 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | at Salamis |