Arkesilaos (Satrap)
Arkesilaos († probably after 320 BC) was a governor of Alexander the great .
Arkesilaos was Macedonian and probably took part in Alexander's campaign in Asia. In the traditions it is only mentioned once, after Alexander's death in 323 BC. Chr., Called. In the imperial order of Babylon he was appointed satrap of the province of Mesopotamia .
The province of Mesopotamia is mentioned for the first time, which suggests that it did not exist under the rule of the Achaemenids . It is possible, however, that after the capture of Mesopotamia as a result of the battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC , Alexander died . BC this province, which controlled the routes between the Middle East and Central Asia, had set up and left it to a trusted follower, perhaps Arkesilaos, to administer it. Because in Babylon itself the Persian Mazaios was left in office, although he had still fought against Alexander at Gaugamela.
After the first diadoch war , the victors at the conference of Triparadeisos in 320 BC appointed The Macedonians Amphimachus as the new satrap of Mesopotamia. It is possible that Arkesilaos was a supporter of the defeated imperial regent Perdiccas and therefore had to vacate his post.
literature
- Julius Kaerst : Arkesilaos 14 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 1, Stuttgart 1895, Col. 1164.
- Helmut Berve : The Alexander Reich on a prosopographical basis , Munich 1926, vol. 2, p. 75, no. 142.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diodor , Bibliothḗkē historikḗ 18, 3, 3; Iustinus , Epitoma historiarum Philippicarum Pompei Trogi 13, 4, 23; Dexippos , FrGrHist 100 F8 §6, Dexippos wrongly called him Archelaos
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arkesilaos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Satrap of Mesopotamia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 320 BC Chr. |