Pharnabazus

Family: Persia · Role: satrap · First appears: Alcibiades

Pharnabazus was the son of Artabazus. In the affair involving Alcibiades, he entrusted it to his brother Magaeus and his uncle Susamithres; he and Alcibiades were enemies, and, coming to Mindarus’s aid, were utterly defeated. Lysander later became his enemy after pillaging and wasting his country, and induced Spithridates to revolt against him. Pharnabazus also commanded two troops of foreign horse appointed by Eumenes.

Under Artaxerxes, Pharnabazus served as an admiral alongside Conon. At Cnidos, he and Conon led the Persian fleet in defeating Sparta at sea, after which Artaxerxes imposed the Peace of Antalcidas on Greece. Pharnabazus and Conon were friends, while he and Agesilaus were enemies; nonetheless, Agesilaus said, “How much rather had I have so brave a man my friend than mine enemy.” Apollophanes of Cyzicus was the common host of Pharnabazus and Agesilaus, and Artaxerxes promised to give Apama to Pharnabazus as his wife.

Relationship record

Life events

Artaxerxes defeated Sparta at sea and imposed the Peace of Antalcidas on Greece.(Artaxerxes · 📍 Cnidos)
- With: Artaxerxes Conon Antalcidas
- “Artaxerxes, however, defeating the Lacedaemonians in a sea-fight at Cnidos, under the conduct of Pharnabazus and Conon, after he had stripped them of their sovereignty by sea, at the same time, brought, so to say, the whole of Greece over to him, so that upon his own terms he dictated the celebrated peace among them, styled the peace of Antalcidas.”

Alcibiades

siblings with Magaeus “Pharnabazus committed the affair to Magaeus, his brother”
younger kin: Susamithres “Pharnabazus committed the affair to Magaeus, his brother, and to his uncle Susamithres.”
enemies with Alcibiades “Mindarus and Pharnabazus, coming to their succor, were utterly defeated”
elder kin: Susamithres “and to his uncle Susamithres”

Lysander

enemies with Lysander “when Pharnabazus, having been injured by him, he having pillaged and wasted his country”
enemies with Spithridates “having induced Spithridates the Persian, being offended with Pharnabazus, a gallant man, and in command of some forces, to revolt”

Eumenes

parent: Artabazus “Pharnabazus, son to Artabazus”
employer: Eumenes “appointed two troops of foreign horse, commanded by Pharnabazus, son to Artabazus”

Agesilaus

enemies with Agesilaus “we behave ourselves as enemies”
friends with Agesilaus “How much rather had I have so brave a man my friend than mine enemy.”
with Apollophanes (interaction) “Apollophanes of Cyzicus, the common host of them both, procured for him”
friends with Conon “When Conon and Pharnabazus with the Persian navy were grown masters of the sea”

Artaxerxes

engaged with Apama “promised to give Apama to Pharnabazus to wife”
employer: Artaxerxes “Conon the Athenian and Pharnabazus being his admirals.”

⭐ Character constellation map → · 📖 Read the original → · 🗂 Character index → · 🕰 Chronicle → · 📍 Places →

Extracted from the original text of Plutarch's Lives. Made with Rho MD.