Cappadocia (satrapy)
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Cappadocia was a satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire located in Anatolia. It was used by the Achaemenids to administer the regions beyond the Taurus Mountains and the Euphrates river.
Cappadocian soldier of the Achaemenid army circa 470 BCE. Xerxes I tomb relief.
Cappadocian delegation, relief from Apadana of Persepolis
Ariaramnes
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Ariaramnes was a great-uncle of Cyrus the Great and the great-grandfather of Darius I, and perhaps the king of Parsa, the ancient core kingdom of Persia. Ariaramnes was most likely the brother of Cyru
Position of Ariaramnes in the Achaemenid lineage according to Darius the Great in the Behistun inscription.
Darius In Parse