Baryaxes
Baryaxes ( Greek Βαρυάξης ; † 324 BC ) was a Medes who appeared as a usurper against Alexander the Great .
During Alexander's Indian campaign , Baryaxes proclaimed himself king of Persia and the media, but was then defeated and arrested with his followers by Atropates , the media satrap appointed by Alexander . Atropates met his prisoner at the beginning of 324 BC. In Pasargadai , where Alexander was staying at that time, who had Baryaxes killed immediately.
literature
- Julius Kaerst : Baryaxes . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 1, Stuttgart 1897, Col. 35.
- Siegfried Lauffer : Alexander the Great. 3. Edition. dtv, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-423-04298-2 , pp. 165f.
- Waldemar Heckel : Baryaxes. In: Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great. Prosopography of Alexander's Empire. Blackwell, Malden et al. 2006, ISBN 1-4051-1210-7 , p. 70.
Remarks
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baryaxes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Usurper against Alexander the Great |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 324 BC Chr. |