Belesys II.

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Belesys II. ( Babylonian Bēlšunu ; also Belschunu ) was under the Persian great kings Artaxerxes II and Artaxerxes III. from 369 to 345 BC BC Satrap of the Transeuphratene . Among other things , he was busy with Mazaios during this period with the suppression of satrap revolts in the Phoenician region. Belesys II died in 345 BC. In connection with the uprising of the Sidonians . The revolts sparked against the Persians by Phenicia, Syria, Sidon and Cyprus broke out a few months earlier, perhaps as early as 346 BC. BC Belesys II received together with Mazaios during this period the order to take countermeasures, since the Persian great king was busy with the military preparations for the future action against Egypt. Sidon played an important strategic role in this. A precise chronology of the events is not possible, but that of Diodorus for 351 BC is possible. Chr. Reported connection between the recently carried out Persian march against Egypt and the satrap revolts at that time with the revolts from 346 to 345 BC. Not durable; Neither is the time taken as a reaction to the start of the satrap uprisings and the termination of Isocrates, who had the unrest already for the year 347 BC. Mentioned.

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  1. ↑ Pierre Briant: From Cyrus to Alexander. A History of the Persian Empire. P. 683.
personal data
SURNAME Belesys II.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Belschunu; Bēlšunu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Persian satrap of the Transeuphratene
DATE OF BIRTH before 369 BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 345 BC Chr.