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'''Hystaspas''' is known in his later years to have been [[satrap]] of Persia, father to the great [[Darius I]] and [[general]] to [[Cyrus|Cyrus the Great]].
===Character===
The Persian ''Hystaspas'' features heavily in [[Xenophon|Xenophon's]] Cyropedia as one of Cyrus' closest friends and senior officers. He is also noted as having been of quite short stature, and while being very diligent he was accused by Cyrus as having failed to go the "extra mile".<ref>Xenophon, ''Cyropedia'' 8.19</ref>
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'''Hystaspas''' is known in his later years to have been [[satrap]] of Persia, father to the great [[Darius I]] and [[general]] to [[Cyrus|Cyrus the Great]].
===Character===
The Persian ''Hystaspas'' features heavily in [[Xenophon|Xenophon's]] Cyropedia as one of Cyrus' closest friends and senior officers. He is also noted as having been of quite short stature, and while being very diligent he was accused by Cyrus as having failed to go the "extra mile".<ref>Xenophon, ''Cyropedia'' 8.19</ref>