AchaemenicaAn Encyclopaedia of the Achaemenid Persian Empire

Person

Gobryas

helper and spear-bearer of Darius I

One of the six Persians named at Behistun as Darius I's helpers in 522 BCE, later shown on the king's tomb as his spear-bearer. He was the father of the commander Mardonius.

Date
fl. 522–498 BCE
Other names
Gaubaruva
Groups
The Seven Commanders and nobles
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