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Chapter 134: 3. A satrap of Bactria, who revolted against Artaxerxes I., but was

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Chapter 134: 3. A satrap of Bactria, who revolted against Artaxerxes I., but was

defeated in two battles (Ctes. _Pers_. 31). The name was borne also by four Parthian kings. The Parthian king Arsaces, who was attacked by Antiochus III. in 209, has been called Artabanus by some modern authors without any reason.
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