Tigranes

Family: Persian · Role: son of Artabanos · First appears: Book 8 · §22–31

Life events

Xerxes had left an army at Mycale under Tigranes to watch over Ionia.(Book 9 · §96–102 · 📍 Mycale)
- With: Xerxes
- “a body which had stayed behind the rest of the army by command of Xerxes and was keeping watch over Ionia: of this the number was six myriads and the commander of it was Tigranes”
The Persians were defeated at Mycale; Artaÿntes and Ithamitres escaped, while Mardontes and Tigranes were slain.(Book 9 · §96–102 · 📍 Mycale)
- With: Artaÿntes Ithamitres Mardontes
- “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.”

parent: Artabanos (Tigranes is identified as Artabanos's son.) “Then Tigranes the son of Artabanos uttered a thought which was most noble”
with Mardonios (Tigranes addresses Mardonios as the one who brought them to fight.) “Ah! Mardonios, what kind of men are these against whom thou hast brought us to fight, who make their contest not for money but for honour!”
with Xerxes (The king reproached Tigranes with cowardice.) “Then Tigranes the son of Artabanos uttered a thought which was most noble, though thereby he incurred from the king the reproach of cowardice”

with Xerxes (Xerxes commanded the army to remain behind; Tigranes commanded it.) “a body which had stayed behind the rest of the army by command of Xerxes and was keeping watch over Ionia: of this the number was six myriads and the commander of it was Tigranes”
with Mardontes (Mardontes and Tigranes are identified as the Persian commanders who were slain.) “Mardontes and the commander of the land-army, Tigranes, were slain”

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