Ariobarzanes of Persis

Ariobarzanes of Persis
Native name
*Aryābr̥zaⁿs
Died330 BC
probably near Persepolis[1]
Allegiance Achaemenid Empire
Years of service331–330 BC
RankSatrap of Persis
Battles/warsBattle of Gaugamela
Commanding the Persian Army at the Battle of the Persian Gates
RelationsFather: Artabazus

Ariobarzanes (Old Persian: *Aryābr̥zaⁿs; Ancient Greek: Ἀριοβαρζάνης Ariobarzánēs; Persian: آریوبرزن; died 330 BC),[2] was an Achaemenid prince, satrap and a Persian military commander who led an ambush of the Persian army to resist against the invasion of Macedonian King Alexander the Great at the Battle of the Persian Gate in January 330 BC.

  1. ^ "Ariobarzanes (2) - Livius".
  2. ^ Shahbazi, A. Sh. "ARIOBARZANES". Encyclopedia Iranica. Retrieved 2008-03-05.