Autobares (Greek: Αὐτοβάρης;[a] from Old Persian Wata-para) was a Persian nobleman who flourished in the second half of the 4th century BC. He and his brother Mithrobaeus were enrolled into the Agema of the Hetairoi cavalry at Susa in 324 BC during the short-lived reign of Alexander the Great.[2][3]

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  1. ^ The spelling "Aigobares" (Greek: Αἰγοβάρης) is a corruption.[1]

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  1. ^ Heckel, Waldemar (2021). Who's Who in the Age of Alexander and his Successors: From Chaironeia to Ipsos (338–301 BC). Casemate. p. 121. ISBN 978-1612009834.
  2. ^ Heckel, Waldemar (2006). Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 65.
  3. ^ Shayegan, M. Rahim (2007). "Prosopographical Notes: The Iranian Nobility during and after the Macedonian Conquest". Bulletin of the Asia Institute. 21: 98. JSTOR 24049365.