Hystaspes (son of Xerxes I)
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Hystaspes (Old Persian: 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 Vištāspa; Ancient Greek: Ὑστάσπης Hustáspēs) was the second son of the Persian king Xerxes I.[1] When his father was assassinated by the vizier Artabanus, Hystaspes' younger brother Artaxerxes I ascended the throne.[2] According to Diodorus of Sicily, Hystaspes was satrap of Bactria at the time of his father's death.[1] This claim of Diodorus conflicts with the version of Ctesias that an Artaban (not to be confused with the murderer of Xerxes I) then led a revolt in Bactria, where he was satrap.[citation needed] It is possible that the true rebel was Hystaspes.[citation needed]
Hystaspes was allegedly assassinated by Artaxerxes I.[citation needed]
Bibliography
[edit]- Margaret C. Miller: Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC: A Study in Cultural Receptivity. Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0521607582, S. 14.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Diodorus of Sicily, Bibliotheca historica, XI, 69, 2
- ^ Diodorus of Sicily, Bibliotheca historica, XI, 69, 6
- R. Schmitt, Artaxerxes I, in Encyclopaedia Iranica.