The following is a list of ancient Persians. Monarchs Achaemenid dynasty Achaemenes, founder of the dynasty. Teispes of Anshan, his son. Cyrus I of Anshan, his son. Ariaramnes of Persia, son of Teispes and co-ruler of Cyrus I. Cambyses I of Anshan, son of Cyrus I. Arsames of Persia, son of Ariaramnes and co-ruler of Cambyses I Cyrus II the Great, son of Cambyses I, ruled from c. 550 - 530 BC. Cambyses II, his son, ruled 530 - 521 BC. Smerdis, his alleged brother, ruled 521 BC Darius the Great, his brother-in-law and grandson of Arsames, ruled 521 -486 BC. Xerxes I, his son, ruled 486 - 465 BC Artaxerxes I, his son, ruled 464 - 424 BC. Xerxes II, his son, ruled 424 - 423 BC. Sogdianus, his half-brother and rival, ruled 424 - 423 BC. Darius II, his half-brother and rival, ruled 424 - 404 BC. Artaxerxes II, his son, ruled 404 - 358 BC (see also Xenophon). Artaxerxes III, his son, ruled 358 - 338 BC Arses, his son, ruled 338 - 336 BC Darius III Codomannus, great-grandson of Darius II, ruled 336 -330 BC The epigraphic evidence for the rulers before Cyrus the Great is highly suspect, and often considered to have been invented by Darius I. Parthian dynasty See also Argead and Seleucid dynasty for the foreign rulers over Persia 330- 247 BC BC Arsaces I c. 247–211 BC (In some histories, Arsaces's brother Tiridates I is said to have ruled c. 246–211 BC.) Arsaces II c. 211–185 BC (frequently called Artabanus by early scholars) Phriapatius c. 185–170 BC Unknown king (probably the same Phraates I) c. 170–168 BC Phraates I c. 170–167 BC Mithridates I c. 167–132 BC Phraates II c. 132–127 BC Artabanus I c. 127–126 BC Unknown king (probably Vologases (I)) c. 126–122 BC Unknown king (probably Artabanus (II)) c. 122–121 BC Mithridates II c. 121–91 BC Gotarzes I c. 91–87 BC Unknown king (probably Artabanus (III) or Sanatruces) c. 91–77 BC Mithridates (III) c. 88–67 BC Orodes I c. 80–75 BC Sanatruces c. 77–70 BC Unknown king (probably Vardanes (I)) c. 77–66 BC Phraates III c. 70–57 BC Unknown king c. 66–63 BC Mithridates (IV) or Mithridates III c. 65–54 BC Orodes II c. 57–38 BC Pacorus I c. 39–38 BC (co-ruler with his father Orodes II) Phraates IV c. 38–2 BC Tiridates II c. 30–26 BC Mithridates (V) c.