Pixodaros
Pixodaros ( Greek Πιξώδαρος ; † 335/34 BC) was a satrap from Caria (on the southwest coast of today's Turkey ). He was the youngest of three sons of Hecatomnos , his brothers were Maussolos and Idrieus , his sisters were Artemisia and Ada .
Around 340 BC In BC, Pixodaros overthrew his ruling sister Ada and took control of Caria. In the spring of 336 BC He offered the Macedonian king Philip II a marriage between his son Arrhidaios and his own daughter Ada. Immediately afterwards, however, he received a counter offer from Prince Alexander (the Great), who himself wanted to marry the princess. This arbitrary action by Alexander on the diplomatic level led to another break with his father, whereupon he and some of his closest friends were banished from the Macedonian royal court.
Pixodaros finally married his daughter to the Persian nobleman Orontopates . He probably died of natural causes just before Alexander the Great in 334 BC. His campaign in Asia began. Orontopates took power in Caria, but could not assert himself against Alexander and the former princess Ada, who conquered Halicarnassus .
A decree of the satrap Pixodaros is left on the trilingue of Letoon .
literature
- Waldemar Heckel : Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great. Prosopography of Alexander's Empire. Blackwell, Oxford et al. a. 2006, ISBN 1-4051-1210-7 , p. 223.
Web links
- Jona Lendering: Pixodarus . In: Livius.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Diodorus 16,69,2.
- ↑ Plutarch , Alexander 10: 1-2.
- ↑ Arrian , Anabasis 3,6,5; Plutarch, Alexander 10.4.
- ↑ Diodorus 17.24.2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pixodaros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Πιξώδαρος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Satrap of Caria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 335/334 BC Chr. |