Pharnabazus III

Pharnabazus III
Farnabāzu
Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia
Reignc. 334 BC
PredecessorArtabazos II
SuccessorArsites
Bornc. 370 BC
Diedafter 320 BC
FatherArtabazos II
Pharnacid dynasty
(Satraps of Hellespontine Phrygia)
c.550–497 BCE (Pharnaces)
c.480–455 BCE Artabazus I
c.455–430 BCE Pharnabazus I
c.430–420 BCE Pharnaces II
c.413–374 BCE Pharnabazus II
c.407–362 BCE Ariobarzanes
c.389–329 BCE Artabazus II
c.370–320 BCE Pharnabazus III
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Pharnabazus III (Old Iranian: Farnabāzu, Ancient Greek: Φαρνάβαζος; c. 370 BC - after 320 BC) was a Persian satrap who fought against Alexander the Great. His father was Artabazos II, and his mother a Greek from Rhodes.[1]

  1. ^ Carney, Elizabeth Donnelly (2000). Women and Monarchy in Macedonia. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 101. ISBN 9780806132129.