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Article: The So-called "Great Satrap's Revolt," 366-360 B.C.: Concerning Local Instability in the Achaemenid Far West.
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- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
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- January 1, 1994
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According to Diodorus Siculus (XV.90-93), the satraps Ariobarzanes of Hellespontine Phrygia and Orontes of Armenia rose up in rebellion against the Great King in 362-361 B.C.E., supported by Mausolus of Caria, Athens and Sparta, the Greek cities of Asia, Tachos of Egypt, and finally by a reluctant Autophrates of Lydia. In addition, the southern coastal peoples of Asia Minor from the Lycians to the Cilicians, as well as the Syrians and Phoenicians, purportedly joined the rebellion. The eventual withdrawal of Egypt from the revolt, accompanied by distrust and treachery among the satraps, reportedly brought the affair to an end by 360. In support of Diodorus, Walter Judeich ...
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