King of Persia Arsames Achaemenid was born 0585 B.C.. He was the son of King of Persia Ariaramnes Achaemenid.2 He was living 0615-0522 B.C.1 King of Kings of the Persians, Parsa, 0615-0550 B.C.. Found on a golden tablet in Hamadan (ancient Ecbatana): "Arsames, the great king, king of kings, king in Persia, son of king Ariaramnes, an Achaemenian. King Arsames says: the great god Ahuramazda, greatest of gods, made me king. He bestowed on me the land Persia, with good people, with good horses. By the favor of Ahuramazda I hold this land. May Ahuramazda protect me, and my royal house, and may he protect this land which I hold."3 Also called Aršâma Hakhâmanišiya old-Persian.3 Also called Arsames Greek. Also called Arshâma of Persepolis Arshama means "Having the might of a hero" and is a Parsi name.4 Children of King of Persia Arsames Achaemenid: Governor of Persepolis Pharnaces Arshâmid + b. 0560 B.C., d. 0497 B.C. Satrap of Parthia Hystaspes Achaemenid+ b. 0570 B.C., d. 0521 B.C. [S204] Roderick W. Stuart, Royalty for Commoners: The Complete Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, Kings of England, and Queen Philippa (.: ., 3rd Ed., 1998), 414-90. Hereinafter cited as RfC. [S723] Herodotus of Halicarnassus, The History of Herodotus (London and New York: MacMillan and Co., 1890), 7.11. Hereinafter cited as Herodotus' History. [S583] Ancient Persia, online . Hereinafter cited as Ancient Persia. [S204] Roderick W. Stuart, RfC, 411-88.
Arsames Achaemenid 
