Aspathines Knowpia

Aspathines (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎨𐎴𐎠 Aspacanāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀσπαθίνης Aspathínēs) (born and died sometime between 550 BC and 450BC) was a senior official under Darius the Great and Xerxes I of Persia.^[2]

Aspathines is illustrated on the tomb of Darius I at Naqsh-e Rostam, with a dedication:^[3]

Aspacanâ \ vaçabara \ Dârayavahauš \ xš
âyathiyahyâ \ isuvâm \ dârayatiy
Aspathines, the bowbearer,
holds king Darius' battle-axe.

— DNd inscription of Darius at Naqsh-e Rostam.^[4]^[3]

The only other courtier to be named with a dedication was Gobryas.^[3]

Aspathines had a son names Prexaspes, who became an Admiral in the navy of Xerxes during the Second Persian invasion of Greece.^[5]

References edit

^ Aspathines - Livius.
^ "ASPAČANĀ", Encyclopedia Iranica
^ ^a ^b ^c Kuhrt, Amélie (2013). The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period. Routledge. p. 450. ISBN 9781136017025.
^ DNd - Livius.
^ Aspathines - Livius.

[1] Aspathines - Livius.

[2] "ASPAČANĀ", Encyclopedia Iranica

[AK-3] Kuhrt, Amélie (2013). The Persian Empire: A Corpus of Sources from the Achaemenid Period. Routledge. p. 450. ISBN 9781136017025.

[4] DNd - Livius.

[5] Aspathines - Livius.

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