Τισσαφέρνης
Τισσαφέρνης
-ους, Tissaphernes, satrap of Lydia and Caria, and in control of the Greek cities along the western coast of Asia Minor; contemporary with Cyrus the younger, whose plans he tried in every way to frustrate, and whose satrapy he received after the battle of Cunaxa. Parysatis, in revenge for his enmity to her favorite son, ultimately brought about his death, 395 B.C.
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τισσαφέρνης
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τισσαφερνης
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Τισσαφέρνης
-ους, Tissaphernes, satrap of Lydia and Caria, and in control of the Greek cities along the western coast of Asia Minor; contemporary with Cyrus the younger, whose plans he tried in every way to frustrate, and whose satrapy he received after the battle of Cunaxa. Parysatis, in revenge for his enmity to her favorite son, ultimately brought about his death, 395 B.C.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:anabasis-mather-2359
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