Inaros II

Inaros II
Egyptian ruler
Closeup of the Zvenigorodsky seal, believed at least by one scholar to depict Artaxerxes I seizing Inaros.[1]
Reign	c. 460 BC
Predecessor	Psammetichus IV
Died	c. 454 BC Susa, Persia
House	Saite Dynasty
Father	Psammetichus IV

Inaros (II), also known as Inarus, (fl. ca. 460 BC) was an Egyptian rebel ruler who was the son of an Egyptian prince named Psamtik, presumably of the old Saite line, and grandson of Psamtik III. In 460 BC, he revolted against the Persians with the help of his Athenian allies under Admiral Charitimides, and defeated the Persian army commanded by satrap Achaemenes. The Persians retreated to Memphis, but the Athenians were finally defeated in 454 BC by the Persian army led by Megabyzus, satrap of Syria, and Artabazus, satrap of Phrygia, after a two-year siege. Inaros was captured and carried away to Susa where he was reportedly crucified in 454 BC.