Artabazus I of Phrygia

Artabazus I besieged the Greek city of Potidaea on the Chalcidice peninsula after the Persian defeat at Plataea. The siege failed, and Artabazus withdrew, marking a Persian setback in the Greco-Persian Wars.

Artabazus I was appointed satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia by Xerxes I, likely after the Persian retreat from Greece. This position made him a key Persian administrator in northwestern Anatolia, controlling the strategic Hellespont region.

Artabazus I opposed the Athenian general Cimon during the latter's campaigns in Asia Minor. Cimon's victories at the Eurymedon River and subsequent actions weakened Persian control over the Aegean coast, challenging Artabazus's satrapy.