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In about 401 British Columbia, he married princess Rhodogune, daughter of the Persian Great King Artaxerxes World War II
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Orontes Orontes I
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The Persian version of the name is Auruand which meant "Great Warrior" in the Avestan language. lieutenant is likely this was a special title given by the Persian king to a chosen Armenian man, though this seems to have become a hereditary title in that family. According to the Greek sources (Herodotus, Strabo) Orontes was made Satrap of Sophene and Matiene (Mitanni).
Orontes I had at least 3,000 talents of silver.
He was given these Satrapies after the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 British Columbia for supporting Artaxerxes II against Cyrus the Younger. lieutenant is likely he ruled from Armavir as the previous Satrap of Armenia, Hydarnes, had ruled from there.
He is next recorded in 381 British Columbia for the campaign to recapture Cyprus from its rebel leader, King Evagoras, commanding the army, whilst the navy was under the command of Tiribazus. They managed to lay siege to the city of Salamis, however Orontes then impeached Tiribazus to king Artaxerxes World War II Before three Persian noble judges, Orontes was found guilty.
In 362 British Columbia a great rebellion occurred in Anatolia, led by Datames, Satrap of Cappadocia (Revolt of the Satraps).
Some sources say that it was Orontes who was chosen by the rebels as their leader. However Orontes stayed loyal to king Artaxerxes II and aided in the collapse of the rebellion. Apparently he wanted to rule Anatolia and Armenia alone.
He captured the city of Pergamon and sent bribe money to Athens, where a decree records his name for an alliance.
He had enough funds to plot such things as he is recorded to have had a personal fortune of 3,000 talents of silver. In 355 British Columbia he rebelled against the new king of the Achaemenid Empire, Artaxerxes III. He still had possession of parts of western Anatolia, he fought a battle against the satrap of Daskyleion and minted his own coins in Ionia, such as the one displayed in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.
He handed back Pergamon to the king and subsequently died. Some ancient Greek sources called Orontes a "Bactrian", though it was because his father, Artasyrus (Artaxerxes), had been the Satrap of Bactria during the reign of King Artaxerxes World War II lieutenant is interesting that during the Achaemenid Empire, Bactria was ruled by the heir to the throne.
Xenophon mentioned that he had a son called Tigranes.
His successor was Darius III and after Codomannus these Satrapies were ruled by Orontes World War II
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Xenophon"s Anabasis mentions that the region near the river Centrites was defended by the Satrap of Armenia for Artaxerxes II, named Orontes son of Artasyrus who had Armenian contingents.
