Arsaces

Family: Persians · Role: lieutenant · First appears: Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 6

Arsaces was the Persian lieutenant of Tissaphernes. In Book 8, Section 26, Part 6, he drew the chief men of the Delians from their town as friends and allies, then had them surrounded at dinner and shot by his soldiers. While the Peloponnesians were in the Hellespont, the Antandrians expelled his garrison from their citadel.

Relationship record

Life events

• Arsaces had the chief men of the Delians surrounded and shot by his soldiers.(Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 6)
  • “and after drawing them out from their town as his friends and allies, had laid wait for them at dinner, and surrounded them and caused them to be shot down by his soldiers.”
• Antandrians expelled Arsaces's garrison from their citadel.(Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 6)
  • “they expelled his garrison from their citadel.”

Book 8 · Chapter 26 · Part 6

• employer: Tissaphernes “having been ill-treated by Arsaces, the Persian lieutenant of Tissaphernes.”
• with Tissaphernes (Arsaces is identified as Tissaphernes's lieutenant.) “having been ill-treated by Arsaces, the Persian lieutenant of Tissaphernes.”

Also listed in Persian — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of History of the Peloponnesian War. Made with Rho MD.