Artabanus

Artabanus was the name of two noblemen of Persia:
* Artabanus was the younger brother of king Darius I of Persia, and satrap of Bactria in the early 5th century BC. He appears in the Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus.
* Artabanus the Hyrcanian was reportedly Regent of Persia for a few months in 465–464 BC.

Artabanus was the name of four kings of ancient Parthia:
*Artabanus I c. 127–124 BC
*Artabanus II c. AD 10–38
*Artabanus III c. 80–90
*Artabanus IV c. 216–224

King Arsaces II of Parthia is called Artabanus by some early scholars.