Artabazanes of Media Atropatene (Old Persian: *R̥tabr̥zaⁿs, or *R̥tavazdānaʰ; Ancient Greek: Ἀρταβαζάνης Artabazánēs; flourished 3rd century BC) was a Prince and King of the Atropatene Kingdom. He ruled in 221 BC or 220 BC and was a contemporary of the Seleucid Greek King Antiochus III the Great.
He was presumably of Iranian lineage.
References
- Brunner, C. J. (15 December 1986). "ARTABAZANES". Encyclopædia Iranica. Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation, Brill. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
This name is *Ṛtabṛzā/ăna, a patronymic of *Ṛta-bṛza, "exalting Truth"; it is also attested in Elamite. "Artabazanes" is also regarded as not being a variant but a proper patronymic to the name *Ṛta-vazdah.
- ARTABAZANES, Encyclopedia Iranica