Mithradates, Satrap of Cappadocia
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Satrap Mithradates was mentioned by Xenophon as satrap
of Cappadocia
and Lycaonia
in the late 400s BCE. He possibly was the Mithradates who accompanied the younger Cyrus
. However he was not necessarily the Mithradates
who caused Cyrus' death and was killed himself in its aftermath.
Pharnabazos, Satrap of Phrygia (fl. 413 BC - 373 BC), son of Pharnaces II of Phrygia
, is indicated to have shared his rule and territories with his brothers in the late 5th century BCE when Pharnabazos had recently succeeded to the position. Mithradates, Satrap of Cappadocia, might have been one of such brothers. Ariobarzanes of Cius might have also been one of those brothers.
Satrap
Satrap was the name given to the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as the Sassanid Empire and the Hellenistic empires....
of Cappadocia
Cappadocia
Cappadocia is a historical region in Central Anatolia, largely in Nevşehir Province.In the time of Herodotus, the Cappadocians were reported as occupying the whole region from Mount Taurus to the vicinity of the Euxine...
and Lycaonia
Lycaonia
In ancient geography, Lycaonia was a large region in the interior of Asia Minor, north of Mount Taurus. It was bounded on the east by Cappadocia, on the north by Galatia, on the west by Phrygia and Pisidia, while to the south it extended to the chain of Mount Taurus, where it bordered on the...
in the late 400s BCE. He possibly was the Mithradates who accompanied the younger Cyrus
Cyrus the Younger
Cyrus the Younger, son of Darius II of Persia and Parysatis, was a Persian prince and general. The time of his birth is unknown, but he died in 401 B.C. The history of Cyrus and of the retreat of the Greeks is told by Xenophon in his Anabasis. Another account, probably from Sophaenetus of...
. However he was not necessarily the Mithradates
Mithridates (soldier)
Mithridates was a young Persian soldier in the army of king Artaxerxes II who according to a version in Plutarch's Life of Artaxerxes II, accidentally killed the rebel claimant to the throne Cyrus the Younger in the Battle of Cunaxa .-Account of events:Shortly after, Cyrus's death was reported to...
who caused Cyrus' death and was killed himself in its aftermath.
Pharnabazos, Satrap of Phrygia (fl. 413 BC - 373 BC), son of Pharnaces II of Phrygia
Pharnaces II of Phrygia
Pharnaces II ruled the satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia under the Achaemenid Dynasty of PersiaHis grandfather was its founder, Artabazos I of Phrygia, son of satrap Pharnaces I Pharnaces II (fl. 430 BCE - 422 BCE) ruled the satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia under the Achaemenid Dynasty of PersiaHis...
, is indicated to have shared his rule and territories with his brothers in the late 5th century BCE when Pharnabazos had recently succeeded to the position. Mithradates, Satrap of Cappadocia, might have been one of such brothers. Ariobarzanes of Cius might have also been one of those brothers.