Ariaramnes of Persia
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Ariaramnes was a great uncle of Cyrus the Great and the great-grandfather of Darius I, and perhaps the king of Parsa
, the ancient core kingdom of Persia
.
Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyrus I of Anshan
and son of Teispes, but this is not certain. In any case, he was a member of the Achaemenid House. As supported by the relief at Bisitun he was the first king of a separate Achaemenid branch that ran parallel to the reigns of Cyrus I and his son Cambyses I.
, modern Ecbatana. These gold tablets allegedly documented the reigns of Ariaramnes and his son Arsames and were written in Old Persian in the first person. This is the only evidence we have from the time documenting his reign and thus this branch of the Achaemenid royal family. However it is now widely believed that these tablets are fakes (either modern or ancient). This is because they were found on an uncontrolled dig.
Another attestation of his reign is the later Behistun Inscription, where his great grandson Darius I
states that eight Achaemenid kings preceded him - and then, he must be counting Ariaramnes as a king.
His English
name is derived - via Latin
- from the Greek
. In Modern Persian
, he is spelled اریارمنه.
Parsa
Parsa may refer to the following places:* Persepolis, a city built by Darius the Great, serving as capital of the Achaemenid Empire.*the Old Persian name for Fars, a province in Iran.*the Parsa District in Nepal.*Parsa, a village in Janakpur Zone, Nepal....
, the ancient core kingdom of Persia
Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire , sometimes known as First Persian Empire and/or Persian Empire, was founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great who overthrew the Median confederation...
.
Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyrus I of Anshan
Cyrus I of Anshan
Cyrus I or Cyrus I of Anshan, was King of Anshan in Persia from c. 600 to 580 BC or, according to others, from c. 652 to 600 BC. He should not be confused with his famous grandson Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. His name in Modern Persian is کوروش, while in Greek he was called Κῦρος,...
and son of Teispes, but this is not certain. In any case, he was a member of the Achaemenid House. As supported by the relief at Bisitun he was the first king of a separate Achaemenid branch that ran parallel to the reigns of Cyrus I and his son Cambyses I.
Hamadan Tablet
Some time in the first half of the 20th Century two gold tablets relating to Ariarmnes were found in HamadanHamadan
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, modern Ecbatana. These gold tablets allegedly documented the reigns of Ariaramnes and his son Arsames and were written in Old Persian in the first person. This is the only evidence we have from the time documenting his reign and thus this branch of the Achaemenid royal family. However it is now widely believed that these tablets are fakes (either modern or ancient). This is because they were found on an uncontrolled dig.
Another attestation of his reign is the later Behistun Inscription, where his great grandson Darius I
Darius I of Persia
Darius I , also known as Darius the Great, was the third king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire...
states that eight Achaemenid kings preceded him - and then, he must be counting Ariaramnes as a king.
His English
English language
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name is derived - via Latin
Latin
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- from the Greek
Greek language
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. In Modern Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, he is spelled اریارمنه.