Artabazanes

Artabazanes ruled in Media Atropatene.

Artabazanes of Media Atropatene (Old Persian: *R̥tabr̥zaⁿs, or *R̥tavazdānaʰ;[1] Ancient Greek: Ἀρταβαζάνης Artabazánēs; flourished 3rd century BC) was a Prince and King of the Atropatene Kingdom. He ruled in 221 BC or 220 BC and was a contemporary of the Seleucid Greek King Antiochus III the Great.

He was presumably of Iranian lineage.[2]

References

1. Brunner, C. J. (15 December 1986). "ARTABAZANES". Encyclopædia Iranica. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation, Brill. Retrieved 2 November 2021. This name is *Ṛtabṛzā/ăna, a patronymic of *Ṛta-bṛza, "exalting Truth"; it is also attested in Elamite. "Artabazanes" is also regarded as not being a variant but a proper patronymic to the name *Ṛta-vazdah.
2. ARTABAZANES, Encyclopedia Iranica