Diodorus Siculus, Quintus Curtius Rufus, Polyaenus, and Arrian are the primary historians who have written about the Battle of the Persian Gates and their accounts differ in some details. Much research has been done on the cause of the differences between these historians, their method of historiography as well as their sources; but in this article, the main focus has been on the identity and political status of Ariobarzanes, the general who led the Persians at the Persian Gates. As this essay argues, the clarification of this issue hinges to a large extent on understanding Ariobarzanes' end at the Persian Gates. Of course, due to the discrepancies between the Classical sources and the absence of any Iranian evidence in this regard, this is not an easy task, but this article tries to find the most reasonable answer by identifying the most accurate Classical account, and then presents essential historical results to be drawn from it. It should be noted that so far, various researchers, have speculated on the identity of Ariobarzanes with skepticism, but in this article, with detailed criticism of the Classical resources, the identity and political status of Ariobarzanes are clarified.
Arabzadeh Sarbanani, M. (2022). From Thermopylae to the Persian Gates: A New Look into Ariobarzanes’ Identity and Political Status. Persica Antiqua, (), -. doi: 10.22034/pa.2022.346762.1010
MLA
Morteza Arabzadeh Sarbanani. "From Thermopylae to the Persian Gates: A New Look into Ariobarzanes’ Identity and Political Status". Persica Antiqua, , , 2022, -. doi: 10.22034/pa.2022.346762.1010
HARVARD
Arabzadeh Sarbanani, M. (2022). 'From Thermopylae to the Persian Gates: A New Look into Ariobarzanes’ Identity and Political Status', Persica Antiqua, (), pp. -. doi: 10.22034/pa.2022.346762.1010
VANCOUVER
Arabzadeh Sarbanani, M. From Thermopylae to the Persian Gates: A New Look into Ariobarzanes’ Identity and Political Status. Persica Antiqua, 2022; (): -. doi: 10.22034/pa.2022.346762.1010
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