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35: 733: 749: 534: 517:, taking with him much of the Greek unit of the Persian forces. This heavily weakened the strength of the campaign force, as most of it was composed of Greeks. When the news reached the Asian Greek cities, some of them—mostly Ionian cities—attempted to gain independence. With the remaining forces, Orontes resumed the siege of Salamis, and launched an attack which was repelled. Moreover, he also faced insubordination and indifference from his troops, as a result of Tiribazus' arrest. Due to his weakened position, Orontes was forced to make peace with Evagoras in 380 BC. The terms of the treaty was that Evagoras was obligated to pay tribute to the Persian king, but as a subordinate king rather than a slave. Artaxerxes III did not deem the conclusion of the war satisfactory, as it had cost 15,000 213:. The campaign was initially successful, with Evagoras offering to make peace. However, after the negotiations between him and Tiribazus failed, Orontes accused the latter of deliberately prolonging the war and planning to declare independence. This led to Tiribazus' dismissal and imprisonment, triggering a chain of events which ultimately weakened the Persian forces, forcing Orontes to make peace with Evagoras in 380 BC. Artaxerxes II did not deem the conclusion of the war satisfactory, and as a result Orontes fell into disfavour. 408: 2017: 680: 470: 502:), Evagoras started to negotiate a peace treaty with Tiribazus, offering to withdraw from all the cities of Cyprus except Salamis, and pay a fixed yearly tribute to the Persian crown. Tiribazus was inclined to accept the offer, but the negotiations failed after Evagoras refused to also cede his status as king. 694:
to Orontes due to two reasons. The first reason was that they have the same mint location and reverse side as the bronze and silver coins of Orontes. However, it has now been the discovered that they did not share the same mint site, as the bronze and silver coins of Orontes were in reality minted at
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Evagoras had previously been a vassal of the Persian king, but had started to act more independently. Initially only ruling over Salamis, he had now gained control over several cities of Cyprus, despite Artaxerxes II's demand to refrain from doing so. Normally the Persian kings were little interested
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and Lampsacus for Artabazus. Troxell argues that Orontes had already started his second revolt by then, due to his correspondence with the Athenians, who awarded him Athenian citizenship. He further adds that Chares would not have taken Lampsacus from Orontes, due to the latter being a relative of
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and the leader of the revolting satraps of Asia Minor. The revolt was shortlived, as Orontes betrayed his allies and shifted his allegiance back to Artaxerxes II. Orontes reportedly thought that he would be greatly rewarded if he did so at such a critical point. Since he was in possession of the
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The negotiations made Orontes fear that Tiribazus would reap all the honor and rewards if he also finished the Cypriot War just after having led the reconquest of the eastern Mediterranean lands. As a result he sent a number of accusations to Artaxerxes II, which mentioned that Tiribazus was
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due to his aristocratic background, his kinship with Artaxerxes II, as well as his hostility towards the latter. The revolt was a culmination of a series of revolts led by other satraps, starting from 366 BC. The details of Orontes' revolt are obscure. He may have reached as far as
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Artabazus and also being in rebellion against the king at the time. In 352 BC, Lampsacus was once again under the king's control. Troxell suggests that the gold coins may have instead been minted by Artabazus, or even an unknown satrap loyal to the king.
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deliberately prolonging the war and planning to declare independence. Artaxerxes II was unable to make a proper assessment due to his distance, but could not risk Tiribazus ruin the recent Persian accomplishments, and as a result had him jailed in
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troops and money, many other rebellious satraps followed suit. By 360/359 BC, the revolt had ended. Orontes revolted a second time in 354/3 BC, most likely due to his disappointment with the rewards he received by the king. He seized the town of
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following their retreat at Cunaxa. Armenia was divided into two separate satrapies, with the smaller, western part being governed by a hyparch, who was subordinate to the satrap of the rest of Armenia (referred to as "Armina" in the
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in the affairs of Cyprus, and would not interfere in the affairs of its kings. However, the conflict between Evagoras and the cities of Cyprus had caused instability. This disrupted Artaxerxes II's plans to attack
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places Orontes as the founder of the Orontid dynasty, and mentions his marriage with Rhodogune, in order to highlight the Commagenian claim to Achaemenid ancestry. A relief of Orontes was also erected on the
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in 401 BC. Orontes has therefore sometimes been referred to as "Orontes the Bactrian". He and his father are the only Bactrians who are known to have occupied high offices under the
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Glos, who was the father-in-law of Tiribazus and commander of the fleet, feared that he might be accused of cooperating with him. As a result he returned to western
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nobleman, who occupied the high-ranking office of the "King's Eye", and has been suggested be the same person as the namesake Iranian noble who participated in the
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and Cisthene instead. The second reason was that these coins were all minted during the same period, between 387–330 BC according to the American
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Orontes revolted a second time in 354/3 BC, most likely due to his disappointment with the rewards he received by the king. He seized the town of
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By 382 BC, preparations for the campaign had been made, with a battle taking place the following year near the Cyprian city of
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and defeat the cavalry forces sent there by Autophradates to stop him. In 362/1 BC, Orontes was chosen as the leader of the
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According to the numismatist Hyla A. Troxell, there is nothing that suggests Orontes controlled Lampsacus. When the satrap
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at the end of the 5th-century BC and first half of the 4th-century BC. He is notable for having led the unsuccessful
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seems to have been a semi-hereditary fief of Hydarnes, due to his descendants governing it until the
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In 362/1 BC, Orontes reappears in sources as the hyparch of Mysia, subordinate to the satrap
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nobleman. Through his maternal line, Orontes traced his descent back to the Persian magnate
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Orontes first appears in records in 401 BC, when he as satrap of Armenia pursued the
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In the Land of a Thousand Gods: A History of Asia Minor in the Ancient World
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The gold coin attributed to Orontes I by some numismatists, minted at
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Orontes later reappears in 362/1 BC, as the hyparch (governor) of
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Bactrian nobleman, military officer and satrap (died 344 BC)
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Artabazus's mother was Apama, a daughter of Artaxerxes II.
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Some numismatics have attributed the gold coins minted at
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In most territories, Achaemenid rulers were succeeded by
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rebelled against Artaxerxes III in 356 BC, he hired the
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following their retreat. In the same year, he married
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against the Achaemenids from 362/1 BC to 360/359 BC.
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in 331 BC, was either a son or grandson of Orontes.
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in 331 BC, was either a son or grandson of Orontes.
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2199: 2197: 2196: 2191: 2186: 2181: 2176: 2174:Pharnabazus II 2171: 2166: 2161: 2156: 2151: 2146: 2141: 2135: 2133: 2123: 2122: 2120: 2119: 2114: 2109: 2104: 2099: 2094: 2089: 2084: 2079: 2074: 2072:Artaphernes II 2069: 2064: 2059: 2054: 2049: 2044: 2039: 2033: 2031: 2024: 2023: 2014: 2012: 2010: 2009: 2004: 1999: 1994: 1989: 1984: 1979: 1974: 1969: 1964: 1959: 1954: 1949: 1944: 1939: 1934: 1929: 1924: 1917: 1910: 1902: 1900: 1894:Kings of Kings 1891: 1890: 1884: 1881: 1880: 1875:Rulers in the 1872: 1871: 1864: 1857: 1849: 1843: 1842: 1817: 1811: 1798: 1792: 1779: 1773: 1752: 1735: 1729: 1705: 1699: 1684: 1679:978-0674968509 1678: 1662: 1617: 1599:(4): 515–551. 1588: 1583:978-0691159799 1582: 1569: 1564:978-1119174288 1563: 1548: 1543:978-0521200912 1542: 1529: 1512: 1507:978-9004091726 1506: 1491: 1486:978-9004298583 1485: 1470: 1465:978-0700714520 1464: 1449: 1443: 1430: 1424: 1411: 1406:978-1575060316 1405: 1391:Briant, Pierre 1387: 1382:978-9004293915 1381: 1363: 1360: 1358: 1357: 1355:, p. 155. 1345: 1333: 1316: 1301: 1299:, p. 328. 1289: 1287:, p. 330. 1277: 1265: 1263:, p. 550. 1253: 1251:, p. 674. 1241: 1229: 1227:, p. 541. 1217: 1215:, p. 537. 1205: 1193: 1191:, p. 540. 1181: 1179:, p. 539. 1169: 1167:, p. 132. 1157: 1145: 1143:, p. 662. 1130: 1118: 1103: 1088: 1086:, p. 298. 1084:Dandamaev 1989 1071: 1056: 1054:, p. 297. 1052:Dandamaev 1989 1044: 1032: 1020: 1018:, p. 293. 1016:Dandamaev 1989 1008: 1006:, p. 524. 996: 984: 972: 957: 942: 930: 914: 902: 900:, p. 751. 890: 874: 872:, p. 310. 859: 849:, p. 47; 829:, p. 27; 811: 787: 785: 782: 779: 778: 768: 767: 765: 762: 761: 760: 753: 746: 744: 737: 730: 676: 673: 607: 604: 593:Artaxerxes III 530: 527: 404: 401: 320: 317: 276: 273: 227:Artaxerxes III 100: 99: 88: 84: 83: 78: 74: 73: 68: 64: 63: 58: 54: 53: 50: 46: 45: 38: 30: 29: 26: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2958: 2947: 2944: 2942: 2939: 2937: 2934: 2932: 2929: 2927: 2924: 2922: 2919: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2908: 2906: 2892: 2888: 2882: 2875: 2871: 2868: 2865: 2861: 2858: 2855: 2851: 2848: 2845: 2841: 2840:Phrataphernes 2838: 2835: 2831: 2828: 2825: 2821: 2818: 2815: 2811: 2808: 2805: 2801: 2797: 2793: 2790: 2789: 2787: 2783: 2777: 2774: 2772: 2769: 2767: 2764: 2762: 2761:Syennesis III 2759: 2758: 2756: 2754: 2749: 2743: 2740: 2738: 2735: 2733: 2730: 2729: 2727: 2725: 2720: 2714: 2711: 2709: 2706: 2704: 2701: 2699: 2696: 2695: 2693: 2691: 2686: 2680: 2677: 2675: 2672: 2670: 2667: 2665: 2662: 2660: 2657: 2655: 2652: 2650: 2647: 2646: 2644: 2642: 2637: 2631: 2628: 2626: 2623: 2621: 2618: 2616: 2613: 2612: 2610: 2608: 2604: 2600: 2593: 2591:Abdashtart II 2590: 2588: 2585: 2583: 2580: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2570: 2567: 2565: 2564:Baalshillem I 2562: 2560: 2557: 2554: 2552: 2549: 2547: 2544: 2542: 2541:Eshmunazar II 2539: 2537: 2534: 2532: 2529: 2527: 2524: 2523: 2521: 2519: 2515: 2509: 2506: 2504: 2501: 2499: 2496: 2493: 2490: 2489: 2487: 2485: 2484:Kings of Tyre 2481: 2475: 2472: 2470: 2467: 2466: 2464: 2462: 2457: 2451: 2448: 2446: 2443: 2441: 2438: 2436: 2433: 2431: 2428: 2426: 2423: 2421: 2418: 2415: 2412: 2410: 2407: 2405: 2402: 2400: 2397: 2395: 2392: 2391: 2389: 2387: 2383: 2379: 2373: 2370: 2368: 2365: 2363: 2360: 2357: 2355: 2352: 2350: 2347: 2345: 2342: 2339: 2336: 2334: 2331: 2329: 2326: 2323: 2322: 2320: 2318: 2313: 2307: 2304: 2302: 2299: 2297: 2294: 2292: 2289: 2287: 2284: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2274: 2272: 2269: 2267: 2264: 2262: 2259: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2249: 2248: 2246: 2243: 2238: 2232: 2229: 2227: 2226:Mithrobuzanes 2224: 2222: 2219: 2217: 2214: 2213: 2211: 2209: 2205: 2201: 2195: 2192: 2190: 2187: 2185: 2182: 2180: 2177: 2175: 2172: 2170: 2167: 2165: 2164:Pharnabazus I 2162: 2160: 2157: 2155: 2152: 2150: 2147: 2145: 2142: 2140: 2137: 2136: 2134: 2132: 2128: 2124: 2118: 2115: 2113: 2112:Autophradates 2110: 2108: 2105: 2103: 2100: 2098: 2095: 2093: 2090: 2088: 2085: 2083: 2080: 2078: 2075: 2073: 2070: 2068: 2067:Artaphernes I 2065: 2063: 2060: 2058: 2055: 2053: 2050: 2048: 2045: 2043: 2040: 2038: 2035: 2034: 2032: 2030: 2025: 2018: 2008: 2005: 2003: 2000: 1998: 1995: 1993: 1990: 1988: 1985: 1983: 1980: 1978: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1968: 1965: 1963: 1960: 1958: 1955: 1953: 1950: 1948: 1945: 1943: 1940: 1938: 1935: 1933: 1930: 1928: 1925: 1923: 1922: 1918: 1916: 1915: 1911: 1909: 1908: 1904: 1903: 1901: 1899: 1892: 1887: 1882: 1878: 1870: 1865: 1863: 1858: 1856: 1851: 1850: 1847: 1839: 1835: 1831: 1827: 1823: 1818: 1814: 1808: 1804: 1799: 1795: 1789: 1785: 1780: 1776: 1770: 1766: 1762: 1758: 1753: 1749: 1745: 1741: 1736: 1732: 1726: 1722: 1718: 1714: 1710: 1706: 1702: 1700:9780199766628 1696: 1692: 1691: 1685: 1681: 1675: 1671: 1667: 1663: 1659: 1655: 1651: 1647: 1643: 1639: 1635: 1631: 1627: 1623: 1618: 1614: 1610: 1606: 1602: 1598: 1594: 1589: 1585: 1579: 1575: 1570: 1566: 1560: 1556: 1555: 1549: 1545: 1539: 1535: 1530: 1526: 1522: 1518: 1513: 1509: 1503: 1499: 1498: 1492: 1488: 1482: 1478: 1477: 1471: 1467: 1461: 1457: 1456: 1450: 1446: 1440: 1436: 1431: 1427: 1421: 1417: 1412: 1408: 1402: 1398: 1397: 1392: 1388: 1384: 1378: 1374: 1370: 1366: 1365: 1354: 1349: 1343:, p. 35. 1342: 1337: 1331:, p. 36. 1330: 1325: 1323: 1321: 1313: 1308: 1306: 1298: 1293: 1286: 1281: 1275:, p. 13. 1274: 1273:Shayegan 2016 1269: 1262: 1257: 1250: 1245: 1238: 1233: 1226: 1221: 1214: 1209: 1202: 1197: 1190: 1185: 1178: 1173: 1166: 1161: 1154: 1149: 1142: 1137: 1135: 1128:, p. 96. 1127: 1122: 1116:, p. 94. 1115: 1110: 1108: 1100: 1095: 1093: 1085: 1080: 1078: 1076: 1069:, p. 61. 1068: 1063: 1061: 1053: 1048: 1042:, p. 68. 1041: 1036: 1029: 1024: 1017: 1012: 1005: 1000: 994:, p. 87. 993: 988: 981: 976: 970:, p. 61. 969: 964: 962: 955:, p. 27. 954: 949: 947: 939: 934: 927: 923: 918: 911: 906: 899: 894: 888:, p. 185 887: 883: 878: 871: 866: 864: 857:, p. 145 856: 852: 848: 844: 840: 836: 832: 828: 824: 820: 815: 808: 803: 801: 799: 797: 795: 793: 788: 773: 769: 757: 750: 745: 741: 734: 729: 728: 727: 724: 720: 716: 712: 707: 705: 704:Agnes Baldwin 702: 698: 693: 686: 681: 672: 670: 665: 654: 650: 646: 645: 639: 637: 633: 629: 625: 621: 617: 613: 603: 594: 590: 585: 576: 572: 567: 563: 559: 555: 551: 547: 546:Autophradates 540: 535: 526: 524: 520: 516: 511: 509: 503: 494: 491: 487: 480: 476: 471: 467: 465: 459: 457: 453: 449: 445: 434: 430: 425: 418: 417:city-kingdoms 414: 409: 400: 398: 394: 389: 387: 383: 379: 375: 364: 363:Artaxerxes II 360: 349: 345: 340: 338: 334: 330: 326: 316: 314: 313:Auruuaṱ.aspa- 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 272: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 237: 228: 224: 219: 214: 212: 208: 197: 193: 188: 179: 178:Artaxerxes II 175: 171: 167: 156: 153: 152:King of Kings 149: 145: 141: 136: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 97: 92: 89: 85: 82: 79: 75: 72: 69: 65: 62: 59: 55: 51: 47: 42: 36: 31: 24: 21: 16: 2850:Ariobarzanes 2820:Satibarzanes 2619: 2577:Abdashtart I 2559:Tetramnestos 2526:Eshmunazar I 2430:Artemisia II 2340:Teththiweibi 2286:Themistocles 2231:Ariarathes I 2184:Artabazus II 2179:Ariobarzanes 2169:Pharnaces II 2117:Spithridates 2092:Tissaphernes 2082:Tissaphernes 1967:Artaxerxes I 1919: 1912: 1905: 1829: 1825: 1802: 1783: 1764: 1747: 1720: 1689: 1669: 1625: 1621: 1596: 1592: 1573: 1553: 1533: 1524: 1496: 1475: 1454: 1434: 1415: 1395: 1372: 1353:Ruzicka 2012 1348: 1341:Troxell 1981 1336: 1329:Troxell 1981 1312:Troxell 1981 1297:Brijder 2014 1292: 1285:Brijder 2014 1280: 1268: 1261:Osborne 1973 1256: 1244: 1237:Facella 2021 1232: 1225:Osborne 1973 1220: 1213:Osborne 1973 1208: 1196: 1189:Osborne 1973 1184: 1177:Osborne 1973 1172: 1165:Ruzicka 2012 1160: 1153:Troxell 1981 1148: 1126:Ruzicka 2012 1121: 1114:Ruzicka 2012 1099:Ruzicka 2012 1047: 1040:Ruzicka 2012 1035: 1028:Ruzicka 2012 1023: 1011: 1004:Osborne 1973 999: 992:Ruzicka 2012 987: 975: 968:Ruzicka 2012 953:Troxell 1981 938:Osborne 1973 933: 926:Schmitt 1986 922:Schmitt 2004 917: 905: 893: 877: 851:Brosius 2020 847:Russell 1987 839:Osborne 1973 831:Facella 2021 827:Troxell 1981 814: 807:Schmitt 2002 772: 708: 689: 668: 663: 649:Mount Nemrut 642: 640: 609: 586: 582: 30 BC 543: 512: 504: 483: 460: 424:Ten Thousand 421: 390: 341: 322: 312: 308: 300: 288: 278: 238: 215: 189: 170:Ten Thousand 137: 112: 104: 103: 67:Battles/wars 20: 15: 2751:Satraps of 2722:Satraps of 2688:Satraps of 2654:Pherendates 2639:Satraps of 2587:Evagoras II 2450:Orontobates 2409:Lygdamis II 2315:Dynasts of 2291:Archeptolis 2281:Aristagoras 2266:Eurysthenes 2159:Artabazus I 2097:Tithraustes 2027:Satraps of 1947:Cambyses II 1886:Family tree 1628:: 297–321. 1369:Boyce, Mary 1201:Briant 2002 1141:Briant 2002 898:Briant 2002 886:Chahin 2001 843:Briant 2002 823:Chahin 2001 740:Adramyteion 701:numismatist 697:Adramyteion 554:Adramyttium 297:New Persian 285:Old Persian 109:Old Persian 41:Adramyteion 2905:Categories 2659:Achaemenes 2630:Orontes II 2625:Darius III 2546:Bodashtart 2494:Boulomenus 2420:Hecatomnus 2404:Pisindelis 2394:Lygdamis I 2367:Mithrapata 2358:Artembares 2301:Amyntas II 2242:Asia Minor 2221:Ariamnes I 2208:Cappadocia 2154:Oebares II 2139:Mitrobates 2077:Pissuthnes 1937:Cambyses I 1914:Ariaramnes 1907:Achaemenes 1757:"Hydarnes" 1517:"Orontids" 855:Marek 2016 784:References 628:Orontes II 539:Asia Minor 515:Asia Minor 475:Evagoras I 433:Evagoras I 319:Background 261:Orontes II 196:Evagoras I 133:Asia Minor 96:Orontes II 57:Allegiance 2796:Abrocomas 2792:Megabyzus 2766:Camisares 2742:Atropates 2698:Hystaspes 2620:Orontes I 2615:Artasyrus 2551:Yatonmilk 2508:Azemilcus 2491:Mattan IV 2461:Macedonia 2459:Kings of 2445:Pixodarus 2399:Artemisia 2362:Artumpara 2306:Philiscus 2276:Histiaeus 2256:Demaratus 2251:Miltiades 2149:Megabates 2144:Megabazus 2102:Tiribazus 1982:Darius II 1977:Sogdianus 1972:Xerxes II 1838:0035-4163 1832:: 27–41. 1740:"Orontes" 1658:163834297 1642:2045-2403 1605:0018-2311 1500:. 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Index


Adramyteion
Achaemenid Empire
Battle of Cunaxa
Rhodogune
Artasyrus
Orontes II
Old Persian
Achaemenid Empire
satrap
Armenia
Great Satraps' Revolt
Asia Minor
Artasyrus
Bactrian
Hydarnes
King of Kings
Darius the Great
Battle of Cunaxa
Ten Thousand
Rhodogune
Artaxerxes II
Tiribazus
Evagoras I
Salamis
Cyprus
Mysia
Pergamon
Artaxerxes III
Orontid dynasty

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