Ariabignes
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Ariabignes was one of the sons of the Persian king Darius I, and one of the commanders of the fleet of his brother Xerxes I. He was killed in the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC. (Herod, vii. 97, viii. 89.)
Plutarch calls Ariabignes (Them. c. 14) Ariamenes, and speaks of him as a brave man and the most just of the brothers of Xerxes. The same writer relates (de Fratern. Am. p. 448 ; comp. Apoplith. p. 173), that this Ariamenes (called by Justin, ii. 10, Artemenes) laid claim to the throne on the death of Darius, as the eldest of his sons, but was opposed by Xerxes, who maintained that he had a right to the crown as the eldest of the sons born after Darius had become king.
The Persians appointed Artabanus
to decide the dispute; and upon his declaring in favour of Xerxes, Ariamenes immediately saluted his brother as king, and was treated by him with great respect. According to Herodotus (vii. 2), who calls the eldest son of Darius, Artabazanes, this dispute, and its resolution, occurred while Darius I was still alive.
Plutarch calls Ariabignes (Them. c. 14) Ariamenes, and speaks of him as a brave man and the most just of the brothers of Xerxes. The same writer relates (de Fratern. Am. p. 448 ; comp. Apoplith. p. 173), that this Ariamenes (called by Justin, ii. 10, Artemenes) laid claim to the throne on the death of Darius, as the eldest of his sons, but was opposed by Xerxes, who maintained that he had a right to the crown as the eldest of the sons born after Darius had become king.
The Persians appointed Artabanus
Artabanus
Artabanus may refer to several rulers of ancient Parthia:* Artabanus of Persia, reportedly Regent of Persia for a few months in 465 BC–464 B* King Arsaces II of Parthia c. 211–191 BC, called Artabanus by some early scholars...
to decide the dispute; and upon his declaring in favour of Xerxes, Ariamenes immediately saluted his brother as king, and was treated by him with great respect. According to Herodotus (vii. 2), who calls the eldest son of Darius, Artabazanes, this dispute, and its resolution, occurred while Darius I was still alive.