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Datames | |
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 Coin of Datames. The reverse shows Datames wearing a Persian dress whilst inspecting a bow, and the observe shows Baal | |
| Born | c. 407 BC |
| Died | c. 362 BC |
| Allegiance | Achaemenid Empire |
| Rank | Satrap of Cappadocia (under the Achaemenids) |
| Battles / wars | Great Satraps' Revolt |
| Relations | Camisares (father) Scythissa (mother) Ariamnes (son) Sysinas (son) |
Datames (Aramaic: Tadanmu, Ancient Greek: Δατάμης, romanized: Datámēs; 407 BC – 362 BC) was an Iranian military leader, who served as the governor (satrap) of the Achaemenid satrapy of Cappadocia from 380 BC to 362 BC.
Etymology
edit"Datames" is the Hellenized form of the Old Iranian *Dātama- or *Dātāma-, either from Dātamiθra ("Gift of Mithra") or *Data-ama ("to whom force is given").[1] The name is attested in Aramaic as Tadanmu.[2]
Background
editDatames was born in c. 407.[3] He was a son of Camisares, an Iranian satrap who governed Cilicia under the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes II (r. 404–358 BC).[4] Camisares was most likely from a Persian noble-family, that settled in Caria, and was one of those nobles who sided with Artaxerxes II during the revolt of Cyrus the Younger.[5] Datames' mother was a Paphlagonian princess named Scythissa, who was married to Camisares sometime before 401 BC.[6]
Coinage
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ Sekunda 1988, p. 35; Schmitt 1994, pp. 115–117
- ^ Sekunda 1988, p. 35.
- ^ Sekunda 1988, p. 38; Schmitt 1994, pp. 115–117
- ^ Bing 1998, p. 44; Sekunda 1988, p. 36
- ^ Bing 1998, p. 44; Sekunda 1988, p. 36
- ^ Sekunda 1988, p. 37.
Sources
edit- Bing, J. Daniel (1998). "Datames and Mazaeus: The Iconography of Revolt and Restoration in Cilicia". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 47 (1): 41–76. JSTOR 4436493. (registration required)
- Briant, Pierre (2002). From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire. Eisenbrauns. pp. 1–1196. ISBN 9781575061207.
- Schmitt, Rüdiger (1994). "Datames". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VII, Fasc. 2. pp. 115–117.
- Sekunda, Nicholas Victor (1988). "Some Notes on the Life of Datames". Iran. 26. Taylor & Francis, Ltd.: 35–53. doi:10.2307/4299799. JSTOR 4299799. (registration required)