Ἀριαμένης
Ariamenes
Translated by Jennifer Benedict10 Jul 2001Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A proper name.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀριαμένης· ὄνομα κύριον.
Betacode
*)ariame/nhs: o)/noma ku/rion.
Notes
- In late (and fantastical) tradition, Ariamenes was the eldest son of King Dareios I of Persia, but passed over as successor in favour of his brother Xerxes. See (e.g.) F.J. Frost, Plutarch's Themistocles: a historical commentary (Princeton 1980) 155-6.