Mardontes
Family: Persian · Role: commander · First appears: Book 7 · §70–85
Life events
- Mardontes commanded the island tribes from the Erythraian Sea.(Book 7 · §70–85)
- With: Bagaios
- “Of these islanders the commander was Mardontes the son of Bagaios”
- Mardontes lost his life in the battle at Mykale.(Book 7 · §70–85 · 📍 Mykale)
- “in the year after these events was a commander of the army at Mykale and lost his life in the battle.”
- Mardontes, Artaÿntes, and Ithamitres took command of the remaining Persian fleet.(Book 8 · §130–136 · 📍 Samos)
- With: Bagaios Artaÿntes Artachaies Ithamitres
- “To be commanders of them there came Mardontes the son of Bagaios, and Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies, and with them also Ithamitres was in joint command”
- The Persians were defeated at Mycale; Artaÿntes and Ithamitres escaped, while Mardontes and Tigranes were slain.(Book 9 · §96–102 · 📍 Mycale)
- With: Artaÿntes Ithamitres Tigranes
- “Of the commanders of the Persians two made their escape and two were slain; Artaÿntes and Ithamitres commanders of the fleet escaped, while Mardontes and the commander of the land-army, Tigranes, were slain.”
Book 7 · §70–85
- parent: Bagaios “Of these islanders the commander was Mardontes the son of Bagaios, who in the year after these events was a commander of the army at Mykale and lost his life in the battle.”
Book 8 · §130–136
- with Bagaios (Bagaios is Mardontes's father.) “Mardontes the son of Bagaios”
- with Ithamitres (They shared command of the fleet.) “To be commanders of them there came Mardontes the son of Bagaios, and Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies, and with them also Ithamitres was in joint command”
- with Artaÿntes (They shared command of the fleet.) “To be commanders of them there came Mardontes the son of Bagaios, and Artaÿntes the son of Artachaies”
- parent: Bagaios “Mardontes the son of Bagaios”
Book 9 · §96–102
- with Tigranes (Mardontes and Tigranes are identified as the Persian commanders who were slain.) “Mardontes and the commander of the land-army, Tigranes, were slain”
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