(), a Persian, who distinguished himself as a
general in the reign of Artaxerxes III. and Dareius Codomannus. In the reign of the former he
made Artabazus, the revolted satrap of Lydia and Ionia, his prisoner, but afterwards set him
free. (Dem. c. Aristocr. p. 671.) [ARTABAZUS,
No. 4.] After the death of the Persian admiral, Memnon, in B. C.
333, Autophradates and Pharnabazus undertook the command of the fleet, and reduced
Mytilene, the siege of which had been begun by Memnon. Pharnabazus now sailed with his
prisoners to Lycia, and Autophradates attacked the other islands of the Aegaean, which
espoused the cause of Alexander the Great. But Pharnabazus soon after joined Autophradates
again, and both sailed against Tenedos, which was induced by fear to surrender to the
Persians. (Arrian, ANab. 2.1.) During these expeditions Autophradates
also laid siege to the town of Atarneus in Mysia, but without success. (Aristot. Pol. 2.4.10.) Among the Persian satraps who
appeared before Alexander at Zadracarta, Arrian
(Arr. Anab. 3.23) mentions an Autophradates, satrap of the
Tapuri, whom Alexander left in the possession of
the satrapy. But this satrap is undoubtedly a different person from the Autophradates who
commanded the Persian fleet in the Aegean.