Artyphius
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File:Xerxes detail Gandharan enhanced.jpg
The Gandharan soldiers (here depicted on the tomb of Xerxes I) were under the command of Artyphius during the Second Persian invasion of Greece (480-479 BCE).
Artyphius was a general of the Achaemenid Army during the Second Persian invasion of Greece (480-479 BCE). He was the son of Artabanus, and therefore a probable cousin to Xerxes I.[1]
According to Herodotus, Artyphius was in command of the contingents of the Gandharian and Dadicae in the invading Achaemenid army of Xerxes I.[2]
Artyphius had a brother, named Tritantaechmes, who also a general in the army of Xerxes I.[3]
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- ↑ "The Parthians and Chorasmians had for their commander Artabazus son of Pharnaces, the Sogdians Azanes son of Artaeus, the Gandarians and Dadicae Artyphius son of Artabanus." in Herodotus VII 64-66
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