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| '''Artasyrus''' (also spelled '''Artasouras'''; ]: ''Arta-sūra'') was a ]n nobleman in the ], who was the father of ] (died 344 BC), the ] of the ] and ancestor of the ].{{sfn|Facella|2021}} The career of Artasyrus is obscure.{{sfn|Osborne|1973|p=520}} According to the Greek historian ], he held the high-ranking office of the "King's Eye".{{sfn|Boyce|Grenet|1991|p=310}} He has been suggested be the same person as the namesake Iranian noble who participated in the ] in 401 BC.{{sfn|Boyce|Grenet|1991|p=310}} He and Orontes I are the only Bactrians who are known to have occupied high offices under the Achaemenid Empire.{{sfn|Boyce|Grenet|1991|p=310}} Bactrians that settled in other parts of the empire either did so by their own will or as garrison-colonists.{{sfn|Briant|2002|p=751}} | |||
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| | name = Artasyrus | |||
| | title = Satrap of ] | |||
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| | reign = 5th century BC | |||
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| | full name = Artasyrus | |||
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| '''Artasyrus''' or '''Ardashir''' was recorded as being the ] during the reign of king ]. His son ] was the Satrap of ] and ] (]) during the reign of Artaxerxes II. There appears to be confusion in the historical records as to whether Artasyrus and Artaxerxes II were the same person. The daughter of Artaxerxes II, Rhodogune, was the wife of the satrap Orontes I. It is to be noted that there are few English language sources to fully explain who he was, when he was born or died.<ref>'The Persian Empire', J. M. Cook, Barnes & Noble Books, 1993, ISBN 1-56619-115-7</ref> | |||
| According to H. Khachatrian, one of the rare memories about Ardashir was that before his death he gathered his sons and told them that the duty of every king of the Orontid Dynasty is to build of at least one water channel, which would last for centuries, but he had not manage to build one, so he left all his fortune to his sons for them to build them for him.<ref>Khachatryan, Hayk (2006). ''''. Erevan: Amaras. ISBN 978-99930-1-192-7</ref> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
| {{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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==Sources== | ||
| * {{cite book |last1=Boyce |first1=Mary |author-link1=Mary Boyce|last2=Grenet |first2=Frantz |editor1-last=Beck |editor1-first=Roger |title=A History of Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrianism under Macedonian and Roman Rule |date=1991 |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden|isbn=978-9004293915}} | |||
| *] | |||
| * {{cite book | title = From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire | year = 2002 | publisher = Eisenbrauns | last = Briant | first = Pierre | author-link = Pierre Briant | isbn = 978-1575060316 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=lxQ9W6F1oSYC }} | |||
| {{Armenian kings}} | |||
| * {{Encyclopædia Iranica Online|url=https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-iranica-online/orontids-COM_362451|title=Orontids|first=Margherita|last=Facella|year=2021}} | |||
| ⚫ | ] | ||
| * {{cite journal|last=Osborne|first=Michael J.|year= 1973|title=Orontes|journal=Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte|volume= 22|issue=4|pages=515–551|jstor=4435366|issn=0018-2311}} | |||
| ⚫ | ] | ||
| * {{Encyclopædia Iranica Online | title = Orontes | last = Schmitt| first = Rüdiger | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/orontes | year = 2002 }} | |||
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Artasyrus (also spelled Artasouras; Old Iranian: Arta-sūra) was a Bactrian nobleman in the Achaemenid Empire, who was the father of Orontes I (died 344 BC), the satrap of the Armenia and ancestor of the Orontid dynasty. The career of Artasyrus is obscure. According to the Greek historian Plutarch, he held the high-ranking office of the "King's Eye". He has been suggested be the same person as the namesake Iranian noble who participated in the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC. He and Orontes I are the only Bactrians who are known to have occupied high offices under the Achaemenid Empire. Bactrians that settled in other parts of the empire either did so by their own will or as garrison-colonists.
References
- Facella 2021.
- Osborne 1973, p. 520.
- ^ Boyce & Grenet 1991, p. 310.
- Briant 2002, p. 751.
Sources
- Boyce, Mary; Grenet, Frantz (1991). Beck, Roger (ed.). A History of Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrianism under Macedonian and Roman Rule. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-9004293915.
- Briant, Pierre (2002). From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire. Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1575060316.
- Facella, Margherita (2021). "Orontids". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.
- Osborne, Michael J. (1973). "Orontes". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 22 (4): 515–551. ISSN 0018-2311. JSTOR 4435366.
- Schmitt, Rüdiger (2002). "Orontes". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation.
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