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HENRY P. COLBURN

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artobazanes (or Arta‐) was the son of DARIUS I and an unnamed daughter of Gobryas (one of Darius’ co‐conspirators in overthrowing the “false” SMERDIS). He was the eldest of all of Darius’ sons, and thus sought to be made his successor; but he lost out to XERXES, since Artobazanes had been born prior to Darius’ accession—a detail which DEMARATUS uses as an argument in favor of Xerxes (7.2–3). Artobazanes is not attested elsewhere.

SEE ALSO: Gobryas father of Mardonius; Monarchy