Arsames (Old Persian Aršâma) was the son of Ariaramnes and co-ruler with Cambyses I. His name in the Greek sources is Ἀρσάμης. In Modern Persian it is ارشاما. Ariaramnes (Old Persian Ariyâramna, Peace of the Aryans) was an uncle of Cyrus the Great, probably a great-uncle and the king of Persia. ... Cambyses I the Elder (c. ... Persian (فارسی), (local name in Iran and Afghanistan: Fârsi), Pârsi (older local name, but still used by some speakers), Tajik (a Central Asian dialect) or Dari (Another local name in Afghanistan), is a language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Bahrain and Uzbekistan. ...
External Link
Arsames page at livius.org (http://www.livius.org/arl-arz/arsames/arsames.html)
Darius' father was Arsames of Persia and his mother was Sisygambis of Persia.
His maternal grandparents were Artaxerxes II Abiyataka Achaemenid and Stateira Persia.
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