- References
- Sources
- External links
Mithrobuzanes ({{lang-grc-gre|Μιθροβουζάνης}}; d. 334 BC) was a Persian governor (satrap) of Cappadocia in the 4th century BC, during the reign of Darius III. He was probably a son of Ariarathes.[1] As a Persian military commander he was killed at the Battle of Granicus fighting Alexander the Great.[2][3]The victorious Alexander appointed Abistamenes in his place.[4][5] References 1. ^ Marquart 1895, 495
2. ^ Arrian 1.16.3
3. ^ Diodorus 17.21.3
4. ^ Arrian 2.4.2
5. ^ Curtius Rufus 3.4.1
Sources- {{cite book|last=Heckel|first=Waldemar|title=Who’s Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander’s Empire|year=2006|publisher=Blackwell Publishing}}
External links- Original text of The Anabasis of Alexander
- [https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Anabasis_of_Alexander English version of The Anabasis of Alexander]
{{Achaemenid rulers}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mithrobuzanes}}{{Iran-mil-bio-stub}} 7 : Achaemenid satraps of Cappadocia|Alexander the Great|334 BC deaths|Year of birth unknown|4th-century BC Iranian people|Military personnel killed in action|Darius III |