Artabanus
Appearance
Artabanus (Ancient Greek: Ἁρτάβανος Artabanos; Middle Persian: ʾltwʾn Ardawān) may refer to various rulers/monarchs of ancient Persia & Parthia:
- Artabanus (son of Hystaspes), son of Hystaspes, brother of Darius I and uncle of Xerxes I
- Artabanus of Persia, Hyrcanian by birth, commander of Xerxes's guard, and Xerxes's assassin (465 BC)
- Artapanus (general), general under Xerxes I (486–465 BC)
- King Arsaces II of Parthia c. 211–191 BC, called Artabanus by some early scholars
- Artabanus II (of Parthia), c. 127–124 BC
- Artabanus III (of Parthia), c. AD 10–38
- Artabanus IV (of Parthia), c. 80–81
- Artabanus V (of Parthia), c. 216–224