Autophradates
（
Αὐτοφραδάτης), a Persian, who distinguished himself as a general in the reign of Artaxerxes III. and Dareius Codomannus.
In the reign of the former he made Artabazus, the revolted satrap of Lydia and Ionia, his prisoner, but afterwards set him free. (Dem. c.
Aristocr. p. 671.) [ARTABAZUS, No. 4.] After the death of the Persian admiral, Memnon, in B. C. 333, Autophradates and Pharnabazus undertook the command of the fleet, and reduced Mytilene, the siege of which had been begun by Memnon. Pharnabazus now sailed with his prisoners to Lycia, and Autophradates attacked the other islands of the Aegaean, which espoused the cause of Alexander the Great. But Pharnabazus soon after joined Autophradates again, and both sailed against Tenedos, which was induced by fear to surrender to the Persians. (Arrian,
ANab. 2.1.) During these expeditions Autophradates also laid siege to the town of Atarneus in Mysia, but without success. (
Aristot. Pol. 2.4.10.) Among the Persian satraps who appeared before
Alexander at Zadracarta, Arrian (
Arr. Anab. 3.23) mentions an Autophradates, satrap of the Tapuri, whom
Alexander left in the possession of the satrapy.
But this satrap is undoubtedly a different person from the Autophradates who commanded the Persian fleet in the Aegean.
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