AchaemenicaAn Encyclopaedia of the Achaemenid Persian Empire

Person

Aspathines

courtier of Darius I; Herodotean conspirator

A prominent courtier shown on Darius I's tomb as the royal garment-bearer holding the king's bow-case. Herodotus places him among the Seven, where the Behistun list instead names Ardumanish; the two identities remain distinct.

Date
fl. late sixth century BCE
Other names
Aspačanā
Groups
The Seven Commanders and nobles
Record status
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