Pantea Arteshbod (fl. 539 BC), was a

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

Lieutenant Commander. She served in the army of

Cyrus the Great Cyrus II of Persia (; peo, 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 ), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire. Schmitt Achaemenid dynasty (i. The clan and dynasty) Under his rule, the empire embraced ...

. She played an important role in the Battle of Opis in 539 BCE. She also assisted her husband in the formation of the 10,000 'Persian Immortals'. She was not the only woman to serve in the army, as the Lieutenant Commander Artunis (c. 500–540 BC), daughter of general Artebaz, also served in the army of Cyrus (or alternatively Darius I). They are often put forward as representative of other female Ancient Persians soldiers, as it is known that women could serve in the Ancient Persian army.

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