AspathinesAspathines (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎨𐎴𐎠 Aspacanāʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀσπαθίνης Aspathínēs) (born and died sometime between 550 BC and 450BC) was a senior official under Darius the Great and Xerxes I of Persia.[2] Aspathines is illustrated on the tomb of Darius I at Naqsh-e Rostam, with a dedication:[3]
The only other courtier to be named with a dedication was Gobryas.[3] Aspathines had a son names Prexaspes, who became an Admiral in the navy of Xerxes during the Second Persian invasion of Greece.[5] References
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