Pherendates

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Pherendates (also written Pharandates ) was a member of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty in the 5th century BC. He was a nephew of the Great King Xerxes I , although it remains unclear whether this relationship existed on the father's or the mother's side. A common identity with the satrap of Egypt Pherendates I , who lived at the same time, cannot be ruled out.

Like his cousin Tithraustes , Pherendates was a Persian general in the battle of Eurymedon around 466/65 BC. He led the Persian land force and was killed in battle. Even Plutarch knew from the tradition of Ephoros both as leader of the Persian armed forces, but he called this in citing Kallisthenes the Ariomandes as commander of the overall force.

literature

  • Pierre Briant : From Cyrus to Alexander. A History of the Persian Empire. Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake 2002.
  • Hilmar Klinkott : The satrap. An Achaemenid official and his room for maneuver. Verlag Antike, Berlin 2005.

Remarks

  1. ↑ See Briant, pp. 557–558.
  2. ^ E.g. represented by Klinkott, p. 56.
  3. ↑ Diodorus 11, 60, 5 and 61, 3.
  4. ↑ Plutarch , Kimon. 12, 4.
personal data
SURNAME Pherendates
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pharandates
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Achaemenid, general and nephew of the great king Xerxes I.
DATE OF BIRTH 5th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 466/465 BC Chr.