Stamenes
Stamenes (also attested as Ditamenes , both names may not have been passed down exactly) was the satrap of Babylonia under Alexander the Great . He succeeded Mazaios in this office , who in 328 BC. Was deceased. By name, Stamenes was probably not a Greek. The length of his tenure is unknown. After the death of Alexander Archon succeeded in office.
Ancient sources
- Arrian , 4, 18
- Quintus Curtius Rufus , 8, 3, 17
literature
- Tom Boiy: Late Achaemenid and Hellenistic Babylon (= Orientalia Lovaniensia analecta. 136). Peeters, Leuven et al. 2004, ISBN 90-429-1449-1 , p. 109, (also: Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit, dissertation, 2003).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stamenes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ditamenes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Satrap of Babylon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |