Satrap

There are 43 items in Satrap:

Gobryas (satrap)

Gobryas (Old Persian Gaubaruva): satrap of Babylonia and the countries "across the river" (Euphrates). Achaemenid nobleman Gobryas was appointed in his important…

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Hydarnes (1)

Hydarnes (Old Persian Vidarna): Persian nobleman, one of the seven conspirators who killed the Magian usurper Gaumâta, helped Darius I the Great become king of the Achaemenid empire and was rewarded with the satrapy of Media. …

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Hystaspes (2)

Hystaspes (OP. Vištâspa): name of several noble Persians and Bactrians. One of them is the father of king Darius I the Great, who is mentioned in several Persian and Greek texts. …

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Idrieus

Idrieus: satrap of Caria between 351 and 344, member of the Hecatomnid dynasty. Labraunda, Hecatomnid tomb Idrieus (or Hidrieus as he is…

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Lysimachus

Lysimachus (361-281): bodyguard of Alexander the Great, one of the Diadochi. Lysimachus Relatives: Father: Agathocles of Pella First wife: Nicaea (daughter of Antipater) Children: Agathocles,…

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Maussolus

Maussolus: satrap of Caria between 377 and 353, most famous member of the Hecatomnid dynasty. Statue, believed to represent Maussolus Maussolus was…

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Mazaeus

Mazaeus (c.385-328): Persian nobleman, played an important role during the conquest of the Achaemenid empire by the Macedonian king Alexander the Great. …

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