Artabazos
Family: Persian · Role: commander of the Parthians and Chorasmians · First appears: Book 1 · §190–195
In Book 1, Tritantaichmes is identified as Artabazos’s son. By Book 7, Artabazos, son of Pharnakes, commanded the Parthians and Chorasmians. In Book 8, he delivered Olynthos to Critobulos of Torone and the Chalkidians; Timoxeinos had arranged to surrender the town by treachery.
At Plataia, on the eleventh day, Artabazos advised Mardonios against battle, but Mardonios rejected his advice and chose to fight the Hellenes. Artabazos was esteemed by Xerxes; he was displeased that Mardonios had remained behind after Xerxes departed. When fighting began, Artabazos led his troops away from the battle and fled toward the Hellespont.
Relationship record
Life events
- Mardonios rejected Artabazos's advice to avoid battle and decided to fight the Hellenes.(Book 9 · §38–45 · 📍 Plataia)
- With: Mardonios
- “His opinion then was the same as that of the Thebans, for he as well as they had some true foresight: but the opinion of Mardonios was more vehement and more obstinate, and he was by no means disposed to yield”
- Artabazos led his troops away from the battle and fled toward the Hellespont.(Book 9 · §63–70 · 📍 Phokis)
Book 1 · §190–195
- child: Tritantaichmes “when Tritantaichmes son of Artabazos had this province from the king”
Book 7 · §57–69
- parent: Pharnakes “Of these the commanders were, Artabazos the son of Pharnakes of the Parthians and Chorasmians, Azanes the son of Artaios of the Sogdians, and Artyphios the son of Artabanos of the Gandarians and Dadicans.”
Book 8 · §121–129
- parent: Pharnakes (Pharnakes is Artabazos's father.) “Artabazos meanwhile the son of Pharnakes, a man who was held in esteem among the Persians even before this and came to be so yet more after the events about Plataia, was escorting the king as far as the passage with six myriads of that army which Mardonios had selected for himself;”
- with Critobulos of Torone (Artabazos entrusted Olynthos to Critobulos.) “and the city he delivered to Critobulos of Torone to have in charge, and to the natives of Chalkidike; and thus it was that the Chalkidians got possession of Olynthos.”
- with Timoxeinos (Timoxeinos conspired with Artabazos to surrender Potidaia.) “Timoxeinos the commander of the troops from Skione concerted with him to give up the town by treachery.”
Book 9 · §38–45
- parent: Pharnakes “then Mardonios the son of Gobryas and Artabazos the son of Pharnakes, who was esteemed by Xerxes as few of the Persians were besides, came to speech with one another”
- with Mardonios (They conferred with one another.) “then Mardonios the son of Gobryas and Artabazos the son of Pharnakes, who was esteemed by Xerxes as few of the Persians were besides, came to speech with one another”
- with Xerxes (Xerxes esteemed Artabazos highly.) “then Mardonios the son of Gobryas and Artabazos the son of Pharnakes, who was esteemed by Xerxes as few of the Persians were besides, came to speech with one another”
Book 9 · §63–70
- parent: Pharnakes “Artabazos the son of Pharnakes”
- with Pharnakes (Artabazos is Pharnakes’s son.) “But Artabazos the son of Pharnakes had been displeased at the very first because Mardonios remained behind after the king was gone;”
Book 9 · §88–95
- parent: Pharnakes “Artabazos meanwhile, the son of Pharnakes, in his flight”
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