Pharnacid Dynasty
The Pharnakiden were an ancient noble family in the Persian empire of the Achaemenids in the 5th and 4th century BC.
The family itself forms a side branch of the Achaemenid Empire, derived from Pharnakes. He was a younger son of Arschama I., and brother of Hystaspes and thus an uncle of the later Great King Darius I, to whom he also served as Lord Chamberlain.
As a de facto hereditary provincial governors ( satraps ) the Pharnakiden practiced the Persian rule in Phrygia (now Anatolia ) and after the distribution thereof Hellespontine Phrygia / Kleinphrygien (now Northwest Turkey) from. Their residence was Daskyleion. Your province they lost 353 BC after several participations in revolts against the Great King. The last Pharnakiden were first opponent, then followers of Alexander the Great.
Known male members of the family were:
- Pharnakes I.
- Artabazus I., whose son
- Pharnabazos I., whose son
- Pharnakes II, whose son
- Pharnabazos II ( † after 373 BC), whose son
- Ariobarzanes († 363/362 BC), whose son
- Artabazus II († 325), whose brother
- Pharnabazos III. ( † after 321 BC), whose son
Known female members of the family were:
- Barsine († 309 BC ), daughter of Artabazus II, Wife of the Rhodians Mentor and Memnon, and mistress of Alexander the Great
- Artakama, daughter of Artabazus II and wife of Ptolemy I
- Artonis, daughter of Artabazus II and wife of Eumenes of Cardia
Other family members were:
- Susamithres and Magaios, uncle and brother of the Pharnabazos II, murderer of Alcibiades
- Mithridates, son of Ariobarzanes
Possible family members were:
- Pharnakes († 334 BC), brother of Darius III. , Fell in the battle of the Granicus
- Ariobarzanes († 331 BC), satrap of Persis