Aspathines

Aspathines (Ancient Greek: Ἀσπαθίνης) or Aspačanā (Old Persian: 𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎨𐎴𐎠; literally “delighting in horses”) (born and died sometime between 550 BC and 450BC) was a senior official under Darius the Great and Xerxes I of Persia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Encyclopedia Iranica


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