1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ARTABANUS, the name of a number of Persian princes, soldiers and administrators. The most important are the following: — 1. Brother of Darius I., and, according to Herodotus, the trusted adviser of his nephew Xerxes. Herodotus makes him a principal figure in epic dialogues: he warns Darius not to attack the Scythians (iv. 83; cf. also iv. 143), and predicts to Xerxes his defeat by the Greeks (vii. 10 ff ., 46 ff.) ; Xerxes sent him home to govern the empire during the campaign (vii. 52, 53). 2. Vizier of Xerxes (Ct…
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