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Pharnaces (Greek: Φαρνάκης) may refer to:

  • Pharnaces (fl. 550 BCE – 497 BCE), founder of the Pharnacid dynasty of satraps of Hellespontine Phrygia
  • Pharnaces II of Phrygia (fl. 430 BCE – 413 BCE), satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia
  • Pharnaces (Persian noble) (died 334 BCE), Persian commander in the battle of the Granicus
  • Pharnaces I of Pontus (fl. 2nd century BCE), first important ruler of the kingdom of Pontus
  • Pharnaces II of Pontus (died 47 BCE), the son of Mithridates VI of Pontus, he tried to reconquer Pontus, but was crushed by Julius Caesar

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Farnaces para niños

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