# List of ancient Persians

The following is a list of ancient Persians.

## Monarchs
### Achaemenid dynasty

* Achaemenes, founder of the dynasty.
* Teispes of Anshan, his son.
* Cyrus I of Anshan, his son.
* Ariaramnes of Persia, son of Teispes and co-ruler of Cyrus I.
* Cambyses I of Anshan, son of Cyrus I.
* Arsames of Persia, son of Ariaramnes and co-ruler of Cambyses I
* Cyrus II the Great, son of Cambyses I, ruled from c. 550 - 530 BC.
* Cambyses II, his son, ruled 530 - 521 BC.
* Smerdis, his alleged brother, ruled 521 BC
* Darius the Great, his brother-in-law and grandson of Arsames, ruled 521 -486 BC.
* Xerxes I, his son, ruled 486 - 465 BC
* Artaxerxes I, his son, ruled 464 - 424 BC.
* Xerxes II, his son, ruled 424 - 423 BC.
* Sogdianus, his half-brother and rival, ruled 424 - 423 BC.
* Darius II, his half-brother and rival, ruled 424 - 404 BC.
* Artaxerxes II, his son, ruled 404 - 358 BC (see also Xenophon).
* Artaxerxes III, his son, ruled 358 - 338 BC
* Arses, his son, ruled 338 - 336 BC
* Darius III Codomannus, great-grandson of Darius II, ruled 336 -330 BC
The epigraphic evidence for the rulers before Cyrus the Great is highly suspect, and often considered to have been invented by Darius I.

### Parthian dynasty

See also Argead and Seleucid dynasty for the foreign rulers over Persia 330- 247 BC BC
* Arsaces I c. 247–211 BC
** (In some histories, Arsaces's brother Tiridates I is said to have ruled c. 246–211 BC.)
* Arsaces II c. 211–185 BC (frequently called Artabanus by early scholars)
* Phriapatius c. 185–170 BC
* Unknown king (probably the same Phraates I) c. 170–168 BC
* Phraates I c. 170–167 BC
* Mithridates I c. 167–132 BC
* Phraates II c. 132–127 BC
* Artabanus I c. 127–126 BC
* Unknown king (probably Vologases (I)) c. 126–122 BC
* Unknown king (probably Artabanus (II)) c. 122–121 BC
* Mithridates II c. 121–91 BC
* Gotarzes I c. 91–87 BC
** Unknown king (probably Artabanus (III) or Sanatruces) c. 91–77 BC
* Mithridates (III) c. 88–67 BC
** Orodes I c. 80–75 BC
** Sanatruces c. 77–70 BC
** Unknown king (probably Vardanes (I)) c. 77–66 BC
* Phraates III c. 70–57 BC
** Unknown king c. 66–63 BC
** Mithridates (IV) or Mithridates III c. 65–54 BC
* Orodes II c. 57–38 BC
** Pacorus I c. 39–38 BC (co-ruler with his father Orodes II)
* Phraates IV c. 38–2 BC
** Tiridates II c. 30–26 BC
** Mithridates (V) c. 12–9 BC
* Phraates V (Phraataces) c. 2 BC–4 AD
** Musa c. 2 BC–4 AD (co-ruler with her son Phraates V)
* Orodes III c. 6 AD
* Vonones I c. 8–12
* Artabanus (IV) or Artabanus II c. 10–38
** Tiridates III c. 35–36
** Cinnamus c. 37
* Gotarzes II c. 40–51
** Vardanes I c. 40–47
** Vonones II c. 45–51
** Mithridates (VI) c. 49–50
** Sanabares c. 50–65
* Vologases I c. 51–78
** Vardanes II c. 55–58
** Vologases II c. 77–80
* Pacorus II c. 78–115
** Artabanus (V) or Artabanus III c. 80–90
* Vologases III c. 105–147
** Osroes I c. 109–129
** Mithridates (VII) c. 115–116 killed in battle with Trajanus's troops
** Sanatruces II c. 116 killed in battle with Parthamaspates's troops
** Parthamaspates c. 116
** Mithridates (VIII) or Mithridates IV c. 129–140
** Unknown king c. 140
* Vologases IV c. 147–191
** Osroes II c. 190 (rival claimant)
* Vologases V c. 191–208
** Tiridates IV c. 200
* Vologases VI c. 208–228
** Artabanus (VI) or Artabanus IV c. 216–224

### Sassanid dynasty, 224-651

* Ardashir I from 224 to 241.
* Shapur I from 241 to 272
* Hormizd I from 272 to 273.
* Bahram I from 273 to 276.
* Bahram II from 276 to 293.
* Bahram III year 293.
* Narseh from 293 to 302.
* Hormizd II from 302 to 310.
* Shapur II from 310 to 379
* Ardashir II from 379 to 383.
* Shapur III from 383 to 388.
* Bahram IV from 388 to 399.
* Yazdegerd I from 399 to 420.
* Bahram V from 420 to 438.
* Yazdegerd II from 438 to 457.
* Hormizd III from 457 to 459.
* Peroz I from 457 to 484.
* Balash from 484 to 488.
* Kavadh I from 488 to 531.
** Djamasp from 496 to 498.
* Khosrau I from 531 to 579.
* Hormizd IV from 579 to 590.
* Khosrau II from 590 to 628.
** Bahram VI from 590 to 591.
** Bistam from 591 to 592.
** Hormizd V year 593.
* Kavadh II year 628.
* Ardashir III from 628 to 630.
** Peroz II year 629.
* Shahrbaraz year 630.
* Boran and others from 630 to 631.
* Hormizd VI (or V) from 631 to 632.
* Yazdegerd III from 632 to 651.

## Satraps
### Achaemenid

* Abrocomas
* Abulites
* Achaemenes (satrap)
* Ada of Caria
* Adusius
* Ariobarzan
* Artabazos I of Phrygia
* Artabazos II of Phrygia
* Artaphernes
* Atropates
* Camissares
* Gobryas
* Masistes
* Mithridates I of Cius
* Pharnabazus (5th century BC)
* Pharnabazus, son of Artabazus
* Phrataphernes
* Satibarzanes
* Spithridates
* Struthas
* Thyus
* Tiribazus
* Tissaphernes
* Tithraustes

## Mithridatic Dynasty of Pontus

* Mithridates VI Eupator

## Women

* Amestris
* Artystone
* Atossa wife of Darius I
* Damaspia
* Drypetis wife of Hephaestion
* Mandane of Media
* Parysatis
* Sisygambis
* Stateira (wife of Artaxerxes II)

## Religious figures

* Mani
* Mazdak

## Writers

* Aphrodisianus