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Hystaspes was the second son of the Persian king Xerxes I.[1] When his father was assassinated by the vizier Artabanus, Hystaspes' younger brother Artaxerxes I ascended the throne.[2] According to Diodorus of Sicily, Hystaspes was satrap of Bactria at the time of his father's death.[1] This claim of Diodorus conflicts with the version of Ctesias that an Artaban (not to be confused with the murderer of Xerxes I) then led a revolt in Bactria, where he was satrap.[citation needed] It is possible that the true rebel was Hystaspes.[citation needed]

Hystaspes was allegedly assassinated by Artaxerxes I.[citation needed]


Bibliography[edit]

	Margaret C. Miller: Athens and Persia in the Fifth Century BC: A Study in Cultural Receptivity. Cambridge University Press, 2004, ISBN 978-0521607582, S. 14.


References[edit]

	^ a b Diodorus of Sicily, Bibliotheca historica, XI, 69, 2

	^ Diodorus of Sicily, Bibliotheca historica, XI, 69, 6




	R. Schmitt, Artaxerxes I, in Encyclopaedia Iranica.









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