Pissuthnes
Family: Persian · Role: satrap of Sardis · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 4
In Book 1, Section 4, Pissuthnes, son of Hystaspes and satrap of Sardis, allied with Samian exiles who returned to Samos. They gathered seven hundred mercenaries, crossed over at night, and helped the exiles revolt and hand over the Athenian garrison and its commanders.
By Book 8, Section 24, his son Amorges was in rebellion on the coast of Caria. Tissaphernes invited the Peloponnesians to join him and promised to maintain their army, seeking their help against Amorges.
Relationship record
Life events
- Samian exiles allied with Pissuthnes returned, revolted, and handed over the Athenian garrison and its commanders.(Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 4 · 📍 Samos)
- With: Hystaspes
- “Making an agreement with the most powerful of those in the city, and an alliance with Pissuthnes, son of Hystaspes, the then satrap of Sardis, they got together a force of seven hundred mercenaries, and under cover of night crossed over to Samos.”
- Tissaphernes invited the Peloponnesians to join him and promised to maintain their army, seeking help against Amorges.(Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 1 · 📍 Lacedaemon)
- With: Tissaphernes Darius Artaxerxes Amorges
- “an ambassador from Tissaphernes, the commander of King Darius, son of Artaxerxes, in the maritime districts, who invited the Peloponnesians to come over, and promised to maintain their army.”
Book 1 · Chapter 4 · Part 4
- parent: Hystaspes “an alliance with Pissuthnes, son of Hystaspes, the then satrap of Sardis”
Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 1
- child: Amorges “take alive or dead Amorges, the bastard son of Pissuthnes, who was in rebellion on the coast of Caria.”
Book 8 · Chapter 24 · Part 5
- child: Amorges “Amorges, a bastard of Pissuthnes and a rebel from the King, was taken alive and handed over to Tissaphernes, to carry to the King, if he chose, according to his orders:”
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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.