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Ariaramnes of Persia
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Ariaramnes (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴[1] Ariyāramna,[2] "He who brings peace to the Aryans"[3]) was an uncle of Cyrus the Great and the grandfather of Darius I, probably a great-uncle and perhaps the king of Persia.
Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyrus I of Anshan and son of Teispes but this is not certain. In any case, he was a member of the Achaemenid House. In an inscription allegedly found in Hamadan he is called "king of Persia". Following this, he must have been co-ruler of Cyrus I during the early VI century BC. However, the Hamadan inscription is believed to be a fake, either modern or ancient. Another attestation of his reign is the Behistun Inscription, where his great grandson Darius I states that eight Achaemenid kings preceded him - and then, he must be counting Ariaramnes as a king.
His English name is derived - via Latin - from the Greek Ἀριαράμνης. In Modern Persian, he is spelled ایرارمنه.[4]
- ^ Akbarzadeh (2006), page 56
- ^ Kent (1384 AP), page 393
- ^ See Shahbazi (1987), qith previous bibliography. Shahbazi believes this interpretation is problematic.
- ^ Kent (1384 AP), page 391
- Akbarzadeh, D.; A. Yahyanezhad (2006). The Behistun Inscriptions (Old Persian Texts) (in Persian). Khaneye-Farhikhtagan-e Honarhaye Sonati. ISBN 964-8499-05-5.
- Kent, Ronald Grubb (1384 AP). Old Persian: Grammar, Text, Glossary, translated into Persian by S. Oryan (in Persian). ISBN 964-421-045-X.
- livius.org article on Ariamnes
- A. Sh. Shahbazi (1987): "Ariyaramna", in Encyclopaedia Iranica.
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Ariaramnes of Persia
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| Preceded by Teispes |
King of Persia | Succeeded by Arsames |