Pharnaces (died 334 BC, ) was a Persian noble of the 4th century BC apparently belonging to the Pontic-Cappadocian nobility. Berve ii.117 His sister was a wife of Darius III. Arrian Anabasis Alexandri 1.16.3 Diodorus Bibliotheca historica 17.21.3 They had a son named Ariobarzanes and a daughter who married Mithridates and thus they were nephews of Pharnaces. Aretades of Cnidus FGrH 285 F1 Arrian 1.15.7, 16.3 Diodorus 17.20.2 (wrongly naming him "Spithrodates") He was one of the Persian commanders in the battle of the Granicus in 334 BC in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), and was killed during the battle.
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