Farnabazu II (Greek:Pharnabazus) coinage, Achaemenid prince, general and politician of the Achaemenid Empire and the Satrap of Hellespont Phrygia, in office from 413 to 374 BC.
He was part of the Pharnacid Persian dynasty, who ruled the satrapy of Hellespont Phrygia. Unfortunately, After the conquests of Alexander III of Macedon, several women of the Pharnacid family, all daughters of Artabazos II, were forced to marry Alexandrine commanders.
Thus they mixed race of Persian nobles with their Macedonian race, and it became a reason for the annihilation of the Achaemenids at the hands of barefoot Macedonians.
He was part of the Pharnacid Persian dynasty, who ruled the satrapy of Hellespont Phrygia. Unfortunately, After the conquests of Alexander III of Macedon, several women of the Pharnacid family, all daughters of Artabazos II, were forced to marry Alexandrine commanders.
Thus they mixed race of Persian nobles with their Macedonian race, and it became a reason for the annihilation of the Achaemenids at the hands of barefoot Macedonians.
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Vank Cathedral, Isphahan.
Built during Shah Abbas II of Safavid.
Built during Shah Abbas II of Safavid.
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Achaemenid golden rhyton, 500 BCE - 330 BCE.
Barakat gallery, London
Barakat gallery, London
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The headstone of an Achaemenid noble, discovered in Egypt.
Private Collection of Féron Stoclet
Private Collection of Féron Stoclet
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Farnabazu (Greek:Pharnabazus) coinage, silver, with portrait of him in beards, wearing Phrygian cap and a bow tie which tightened it on his head.
He was an Achaemenid satrap and ancestor of the Iranian dynasty of Pontus, the Mithradatics.
He proved himself a successful commander against Greece and after 20 years as a satrap, in 393 BC he married Princess Apama, daughter of the great king Artaxerxes II.
He was an Achaemenid satrap and ancestor of the Iranian dynasty of Pontus, the Mithradatics.
He proved himself a successful commander against Greece and after 20 years as a satrap, in 393 BC he married Princess Apama, daughter of the great king Artaxerxes II.
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The remaining seat of Xerxes the great’s throne, built with white stones, from which the king watched the Battle of Salamis.
Foothills of Mount Aigaleos, Attica coast, facing Salamis
Foothills of Mount Aigaleos, Attica coast, facing Salamis
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