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.[1] The career of Artasyrus is obscure.[2] According to the Greek historian Plutarch, he held the high-ranking office of the "King's Eye".[3] He has been suggested be the same person as the namesake Iranian noble who participated in the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 BC.[3] He and Orontes I are the only Bactrians who are known to have occupied high offices under the Achaemenid Empire.[3] Bactrians that settled in other parts of the empire either did so by their own will or as garrison-colonists.[4]
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...
against the Achaemenids from 362/1 BC to 360/359 BC. He was the son of Artasyrus, a high-ranking Bactrian nobleman. Through his maternal line, Orontes...
and king of Macedon 306-301 Orontes I of Armenia (b. 425 BC), son of Artasyrus Vermaat, Peter J.R. "Philippos II van Macedonie". Genealogie Online. Vermaat...
Hidarnes II (early 5th century BC) Hidarnes III (middle of 5th century BC) Artasyrus (2nd half of 5th century BC) Orontes (401–344 BC) Darius Codomannus (344–336...
Dynasty (approximate date) 382 BC Orontes I of Armenia (b. 425 BC), son of Artasyrus 381 BC Wu Qi, Chinese military general, Prime Minister of the State of...
that name, succeeding the first Aroandas, who in turn was the son of Artasyrus and who married Rhodogune, the daughter of Artaxerxes II of Persia. Friedrich...
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