Mazaces
| Mazaces | |
|---|---|
| Satrap of Egypt Satrap of Mesopotamia | |
 Coin of Mazakes as Satrap of Mesopotamia in the Alexandrine Empire. 331-323-2 BC. Obverse: Athena. Reverse: Athenian owl, MZDK (š”š”š”š” in Aramaic).[1] | |
| Predecessor | Sabaces |
| Successor | Cleomenes of Naucratis |
| Dynasty | 31st Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Darius III |
Mazaces, also Mazakes (Old Iranian: MazdÄka, Aramaic: š”š”š”š” MZDK), was the last Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt during the late reign of Darius III of the 31st Dynasty of Egypt.
Mazaces succeeded Sabaces after the latter's death at the battle of Issus (333 BCE).[2] His office lasted less than a year: when Alexander the Great invaded Egypt in late 332 BCE, Mazaces did not have enough military force to put up a resistance. Counselled by Amminapes, who knew Alexander well, Mazaces handed the country to the Macedonian without a fight, along with a treasure of 800 talents of gold. This event marked the end of the shortālived second Egyptian satrapy (343ā332 BCE).[3][4]
It is unknown what happened to Mazaces after this event, but Alexander assigned the role of satrap of Egypt to the Greek Cleomenes of Naucratis before leaving for the East.[5]
Mazakes may have been nominated as satrap of Mesopotamia in reward for his submission, as coins in his name and in a style similar to his Egyptian predecessor Sabakes, are found in this region, and the satrap of Mesopotamia at that time is otherwise unknown.[6][7][8][9]
The next satrap of Mesopotamia was Bleitor.[10]
| Preceded by | Satrap of Egypt 333 ā 332 BCE[11] | Succeeded by |
References
- ^ Spek, R. J. Van der; Zanden, Jan Luiten van; Leeuwen, Bas van (2014). A History of Market Performance: From Ancient Babylonia to the Modern World. Routledge. p. 376. ISBN 9781317918509.
- ^ Bresciani, Edda, "EGYPT i. Persians in Egypt in the Achaemenid period," EncyclopƦdia Iranica, VIII/3, pp. 247-249, available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/egypt-i (accessed on 27 May 2018).
- ^ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri 3.1
- ^ Heinen, Heinz, "EGYPT iii. Relations in the Seleucid and Parthian periods," Encyclopaedia Iranica, VIII/3, pp. 250-252, available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/egypt-iii (accessed on 27 May 2018).
- ^ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri 3.5
- ^ CNG: PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. Mazakes. Satrap of Mesopotamia, circa 331-323/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 17.21 g, 5h). Imitating Athens.
- ^ Mitchiner, Michael (1975). Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage. Hawkins Publications. p. 7. ISBN 9780904173062.
- ^ Rider, Georges Le (2007). Alexander the Great: Coinage, Finances, and Policy. American Philosophical Society. p. 217. ISBN 9780871692610.
- ^ Praktika tou XII Diethnous Synedriou KlasikÄs Archaiologias: AthÄna, 4-10 Septembriou 1983 (in French). Hypourgeio Politismou kai EpistÄmÅn. 1985. p. 246.
- ^ CNG: PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Mazakes ā Bleitor. Satraps of Mesopotamia, circa 331-316 BC. AR Tetradrachm (21mm, 16.44 g, 6h). Imitating Athens.
- ^ Stewart, John (2006). African States and Rulers (Third ed.). London: McFarland. p. 83. ISBN 0-7864-2562-8.
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Family tree - Achaemenid Kingdom
of the Achaemenid Empire
- Miltiades
- Demaratus
- Gongylos
- Eurysthenes
- Prokles
- Histiaeus
- Aristagoras
- Themistocles
- Archeptolis
- Aridolis
- Amyntas II
- Philiscus
- Eshmunazar I
- Tabnit
- Queen Amoashtart (regent)
- Eshmunazar II
- Bodashtart
- Yatonmilk
- Anysos
- Tetramnestos
- Baalshillem I
- Baana
- Baalshillem II
- Abdashtart I
- Tennes
- Evagoras II
- Abdashtart II
- Abdashtart III
- Aryandes
- Pherendates
- Achaemenes
- Arsames
- Pherendates II
- Sabaces
- Mazaces
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