Achaimenes

Family: Persian · Role: son of Dareios · First appears: Book 3 · §9–14

At Papremis, Inaros killed Achaimenes, son of Dareios. In Book 7, Xerxes, his brother, entrusted him with the government of Egypt; the account then says that Achaimenes, as governor, was later killed by Inaros. Achaimenes also counselled Xerxes against a proposed naval attack on Laconia, and Xerxes replied, “Achaimenes, I think that thou speakest well, and so will I do”.

Relationship record

Life events

• Inaros killed Achaimenes, son of Dareios.(Book 3 · §9–14 · 📍 Papremis)
  • With: Inaros
  • “those who were slain together with Achaimenes the son of Dareios, by Inaros the Libyan.”
• Xerxes entrusted the government of Egypt to Achaimenes.(Book 7 · §1–7 · 📍 Egypt)
  • With: Xerxes
  • “he entrusted the government of it to Achaimenes his own brother, a son of Dareios.”
• Inaros killed Achaimenes, the governor of Egypt.(Book 7 · §1–7 · 📍 Egypt)
  • With: Inaros
  • “Now this Achaimenes being a governor of Egypt was slain afterwards by Inaros the son of Psammetichos, a Libyan.”
• Xerxes accepts Achaimenes's counsel and rejects the proposed naval attack on Laconia.(Book 7 · §235–239)
  • With: Xerxes
  • “Achaimenes, I think that thou speakest well, and so will I do”

Book 3 · §9–14

• parent: Dareios “in the case of those who were slain together with Achaimenes the son of Dareios, by Inaros the Libyan.”
• with Inaros (Inaros killed Achaimenes.) “in the case of those who were slain together with Achaimenes the son of Dareios, by Inaros the Libyan.”

Book 7 · §1–7

• siblings with Dareios “he entrusted the government of it to Achaimenes his own brother, a son of Dareios.”
• parent: Dareios (Dareios is the parent.) “Achaimenes his own brother, a son of Dareios.”
• siblings with Xerxes “he entrusted the government of it to Achaimenes his own brother”
• siblings with Artobazanes “of the first the eldest was Artobazanes, and of those who had been born later, Xerxes.”
• with Inaros (interaction) “Now this Achaimenes being a governor of Egypt was slain afterwards by Inaros the son of Psammetichos, a Libyan.”

Book 7 · §86–99

• parent: Dareios “Of the naval force the following were commanders,--Ariabignes the son of Dareios, Prexaspes the son of Aspathines, Megabazos the son of Megabates, and Achaimenes the son of Dareios;”
• siblings with Xerxes “of the Egyptians Achaimenes was commander, being brother of Xerxes by both parents;”

Book 7 · §235–239

• siblings with Xerxes “After him spoke Achaimenes, brother of Xerxes and also commander of the fleet, who chanced to have been present at this discourse and was afraid lest Xerxes should be persuaded to do this:”

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Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.