Pharnakes (nobleman)
Pharnakes († May 334 BC ) was a nobleman in the Persian empire of the Achaemenids in the 4th century BC. And probably belonged to the Pontic - Cappadocian aristocracy.
He was a brother of the wife of the great king Dareios III. and one of the Persian commanders in 334 BC. Chr. In Asia Minor against Alexander the Great discharged Battle of the Granicus in which he fell.
literature
- Julius Miller: Pharnakes 3) c). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XIX, 2, Stuttgart 1938, column 1853.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pharnakes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Persian nobleman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 334 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Asia Minor |