Otanes (son of Sisamnes) - Wikipedia Otanes (son of Sisamnes) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Achaemenid judge and later Satrap of Ionia during the reign of Darius the Great For other people with the same name, see Otanes. Otanes Otanes son of Sisamnes, according to Peter Paul Rubens. Native name Otanes Allegiance Achaemenid Empire Years of service Circa 500 BC Rank Judge, later Satrap of Lydia Battles/wars Ionian revolt Otanes (Old Persian: Utāna, Greek: Ὀτάνης), son of Sisamnes, was an Achaemenid judge and later Satrap of Ionia during the reign of Darius the Great, circa 500 BC. Contents 1 Career 2 Ionian revolt 3 References 4 Sources Career[edit] Otanes first replaced his father as judge, when the latter was condemned for corruption by Cambyses II. He later took on military responsibilities under Darius, that led him to have an important role in suppressing the Ionian Revolt. In Histories 5 (Histories 5.25-5.28),[1] Herodotus speaks of an Otanes - a son of a previously mentioned Sisamnes (3.31) - who served as a judge under Cambyses II and later under Darius I, who followed the European Scythian campaign of Darius I, and became governor in Asia Minor: First, however, (Darius) made Otanes governor of the people on the coast. Otanes' father Sisamnes had been one of the royal judges, and Cambyses had cut his throat and flayed off all his skin because he had been bribed to give an unjust judgment. — Herodotus 5.25.[2] Ionian revolt[edit] Otanes was a major Achaemenid actor in the Ionian Revolt. Cambyses II appointing Otanes as judge in place of his flayed father Sisamnes, after a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. The skin of his father appears above the seated Otanes.[3] Otanes seated in the chair of the judge after his father was flayed (center).[4] Otanes succeeded Megabazus as the governor/supreme commander of the united forces of the peoples of the Aegean (5.26.1), and subjugated Byzantium and other cities during the Ionian revolt (5.123.1, 5.116.1). According to Herodotus: This Otanes, then, who sat upon that seat, was now made successor to Megabazus in his governorship. He captured Byzantium, Calchedon, Antandrus in the Troad, and Lamponium, and with ships he had taken from the Lesbians, he took Lemnos and Imbros, both of which were still inhabited by Pelasgians.[1] According to Herodotus, this Otanes also married one of Darius' daughters (5.116.1): "Daurises, Hymaees, and Otanes, all of them Persian generals and married to daughters of Darius, pursued those Ionians who had marched to Sardis, and drove them to their ships. After this victory they divided the cities among themselves and sacked them." — Herodotus 5.116[5] "Otanes" is a name given to several figures that appear in the Histories of Herodotus. One or more of these figures may be the same person. References[edit] ^ a b Perseus Under Philologic: Hdt. 5.25.1. ^ Herodotus, The Histories, Book 5, chapter 25. ^ Metropolitan Museum of Art ^ Thronus Iustitiae. British Museum. ^ Herodotus V, 116 Sources[edit] Herodotus (1862). History of Herodotus, Volume 2. pp. 384–396. v t e Achaemenid Satraps of Lydia (546–334 BC) Tabalus (546–545 BC) Mazares (545–544 BC) Harpagus (540-530 BC) Oroetus (530–520 BC) Bagaeus (520 BC) Otanes (517 BC) Artaphernes (513–492 BC) Artaphernes II (492–480 BC) Pissuthnes (440–415 BC) Tissaphernes (415–408 BC) Cyrus the Younger (408–401 BC) Tissaphernes (400–395 BC) Tithraustes (392–380 BC) Tiribazus (375 BC) Struthas (370 BC) Autophradates (365 BC) Spithridates (365–334 BC) v t e Rulers in the Achaemenid Empire Family tree - Achaemenid Kingdom Kings of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire Achaemenes Ariaramnes Arsames Teispes Cyrus I Cambyses I Cyrus the Great (Cyrus II) Cambyses II Smerdis Gaumata Darius the Great (Darius I) Xerxes the Great (Xerxes I) Artaxerxes I Xerxes II Sogdianus Darius II Artaxerxes II Mnemon Artaxerxes III Ochus Artaxerxes IV Arses Darius III Codomannus Artaxerxes V Bessus Satraps of Lydia Tabalus Mazares Harpagus Oroetus Bagaeus Otanes Artaphernes I Artaphernes II Pissuthnes Tissaphernes Cyrus the Younger Tissaphernes Tithraustes Tiribazus Struthas Autophradates Spithridates Satraps of Hellespontine Phrygia Mitrobates Megabazus Megabates Oebares II Artabazus I Pharnabazus I Pharnaces II Pharnabazus II Ariobarzanes Artabazus II Pharnabazus III Arsites Satraps of Cappadocia Datames Ariamnes I Mithrobuzanes Ariarathes I Greek Governors of Asia Minor cities Miltiades Demaratus Gongylos Eurysthenes Prokles Histiaeus Aristagoras Themistocles Archeptolis Aridolis Amyntas II Philiscus Dynasts of Lycia Kheziga Kybernis Kuprilli Harpagus Teththiweibi Kheriga Kherei Arbinas Artembares Artumpara Mithrapata Perikle Dynasts of Caria Lygdamis I Artemisia Pisindelis Lygdamis II Adusius (satrap) Hecatomnus Mausolus Artemisia II Idrieus Ada Pixodarus Orontobates Ada Kings of Macedonia Amyntas I of Macedon Alexander I of Macedon Kings of Tyre Mattan IV Boulomenus Abdemon Evagoras Eugoras Azemilcus Kings of Sidon Eshmunazar I Tabnit Queen Amoashtart Eshmunazar II Bodashtart Yatonmilk Anysos Tetramnestos Baalshillem I Baana Baalshillem II Abdashtart I Tennes Evagoras II Abdashtart II Abdashtart III Satraps of Armenia Artasyrus Orontes I Darius III Orontes II Satraps of Egypt Aryandes Pherendates Achaemenes Arsames Pherendates II Sabaces Mazaces Satraps of Bactria Hystaspes Dadarsi Masistes Bessus Satraps of Media Hydarnes Hydarnes II Atropates Satraps of Cilicia Syennesis Camisares Mazaeus Arsames Other known satraps Megabyzus, Abrocomas, Belesys (Syria) Ochus (Hyrcania) Satibarzanes (Aria) Atizyes (Greater Phrygia) Phrataphernes (Parthia) Ariobarzanes (Persis) Abulites (Susiana) Mazaeus (Babylon) In most territories, Achaemenid rulers were succeeded by Hellenistic satraps and Hellenistic rulers from around 330 BC Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Otanes_(son_of_Sisamnes)&oldid=1002465166" Categories: Herodotus 6th-century BC Iranian people Officials of Darius the Great Achaemenid satraps of Ionia Military leaders of the Achaemenid Empire Ionian Revolt Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages فارسی Edit links This page was last edited on 24 January 2021, at 16:16 (UTC). 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