Pherendates II (from the Old Persian Farnadāta) was an Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt during the 4th century BCE, at the time of the 31st Dynasty of Egypt.
| Pherendates II | |
|---|---|
| Satrap of Egypt | |
 Pherendates II was satrap of the restored Achaemenid Province of Egypt. | |
| Predecessor | office restored |
| Successor | Sabaces |
| Dynasty | 31st Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Artaxerxes III |
Almost nothing is known about him. In his Bibliotheca historica, Diodorus Siculus[1] reports that, after the Achaemenid conquest of Egypt, Artaxerxes III appointed Pherendates II as satrap.[2] His office must have been very brief, since his successor Sabaces was killed in the battle of Issus (333 BCE) while serving Darius III.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca historica 16.46.4; 16.51.3
- ^ ARTAXERXES III at the Encyclopædia Iranica.
- ^ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri 2.11.8
- ^ Siculus, op. cit. 17.34.5
- ^ Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni 3.11.10; 4.1.28
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- ^ Stewart, John (2006). African States and Rulers (Third ed.). London: McFarland. p. 83. ISBN 0-7864-2562-8.