Artabazus II

Fourth-century BCE Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia and father of Artakama. After serving Darius III, he joined Alexander, who appointed him to Bactria; he later retired from that office on grounds of age. He is distinct from Artabazus I, the earlier commander and satrap.

Children

• Artakama

Relations

• father: Pharnabazus II, satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia · Achaemenid PersianParentage reported in Dandamayev’s modern prosopographical account.Muhammad A. Dandamayev, Artabazus, entry 2, Encyclopaedia Iranica II/6, pp. 650-651 (secondary)
• mother: Apame, daughter of Artaxerxes II · Achaemenid PersianParentage reported in the modern prosopographical account. This Apame is not the similarly named bride discussed by Plutarch.Muhammad A. Dandamayev, Artabazus, entry 2, Encyclopaedia Iranica II/6, pp. 650-651 (secondary); Alireza Shapur Shahbazi, Apama, entry 1, Encyclopaedia Iranica II/2, p. 150 (secondary)
• father of: ArtakamaReciprocal of the father named in the Susa marriage account.Arrian, Anabasis 7.4.4-8 (E. J. Chinnock translation), especially 7.4.6 (primary)

Sources

• Father of Artakama, the daughter married to Ptolemy at Susa.: Arrian, Anabasis 7.4.4-8 (E. J. Chinnock translation), especially 7.4.6 (primary)
• Persian noble honored by Alexander, subsequently appointed to govern Bactria and later released from that office at his own request because of old age.: Arrian, Anabasis 3.23.7 (E. J. Chinnock translation) (primary); Arrian, Anabasis 3.29.1 (E. J. Chinnock translation) (primary); Arrian, Anabasis 4.17.3 (E. J. Chinnock translation) (primary)
• The fourth-century satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia is identified as son of Pharnabazus and Apame, distinct from the earlier Artabazus son of Pharnaces.: Muhammad A. Dandamayev, Artabazus, entry 2, Encyclopaedia Iranica II/6, pp. 650-651 (secondary)