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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Artaphernes

600 BC - 500 BC

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Artaphernes (Greek: Ἀρταφέρνης, Old Persian: Artafarna, from Median Rtafarnah), son of Artaphernes, was the nephew of Darius the Great, and a general of the Achaemenid Empire. He was appointed, together with Datis, to take command of the expedition sent by Darius to punish Athens and Eretria for their support for the Ionian Revolt. Artaphernes and Datis besieged and destroyed Eretria, but were beaten by the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Artaphernes has received more than 83,630 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Artaphernes is the 780th most popular military personnel (up from 822nd in 2019), the 611th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 642nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

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  • 21

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Artaphernes ranks 780 out of 1,468Before him are Ardaric, Mario Roatta, Ludwig Crüwell, Henry H. Arnold, Ludwig von Reuter, and Yağısıyan. After him are Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, Duke Alexander of Württemberg, Lala Şahin Pasha, Yang Kyoungjong, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, and Walter Heitz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Artaphernes ranks 57Before him are Hipponax, Acusilaus, Nebuchadnezzar III, Miltiades the Elder, Democedes, and Andokides painter. After him are Aristeas, Eupalinos, Cleombrotus, Dorieus, Artabazos I of Phrygia, and Hippocrates of Gela. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Artaphernes ranks 28Before him are Antenor, Scylax of Caryanda, Acusilaus, Theagenes of Thasos, Democedes, and Corax of Syracuse. After him are Agoracritus, Artabazos I of Phrygia, Titus Lartius, Artystone, Praxilla, and Euthymides.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Artaphernes ranks 611 out of 1,301Before him are Caesarius of Nazianzus (330), Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha (1815), Annia Faustina (201), Devlet Bahçeli (1948), Menander Protector (550), and Alyattes of Lydia (-640). After him are Aristeas (-600), Dürrüşehvar Sultan (1914), Lala Şahin Pasha (1330), Sadyattes (-700), Isaac Komnenos (1113), and Mustafa Reşid Pasha (1800).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Turkey

Among military personnels born in Turkey, Artaphernes ranks 14Before him are Osman Nuri Pasha (1832), Heraclius the Elder (600), Kemal Reis (1451), Bardas Skleros (1000), Sosthenes of Macedon (-400), and Süleyman Hüsnü Pasha (1838). After him are Lala Şahin Pasha (1330), Nureddin Pasha (1873), Artabazos II (-400), Ivan Isakov (1894), Gainas (400), and Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600).