Hecatomnus
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Hecatomnus of Mylasa or Hekatomnos (Greek: Ἑκατόμνως, Carian: 𐊴𐊭𐊪𐊵𐊫 k̂tmno “under-son, descendant(?)”[1]) was an early 4th-century BC ruler of Caria. He was the satrap (governor) of Caria for the Persian Achaemenid king Artaxerxes II (404–358 BC). However, the basis for Hecatomnus' political power was twofold: he was both a high appointed Persian official and a powerful local dynast, who founded the hereditary dynasty of the Hecatomnids. The Hecatomnids followed the earlier autochthonous dynasty of the Lygdamids (520-450 BC) in Caria.
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Hecatomnus | |
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Satrap of Caria | |
Reign | ca. 395–377 BC |
Predecessor | Tissaphernes |
Successor | Mausolus |
Born | 5th century BCE. |
Died | 377 BCE. Halicarnassus, Caria, Persian Empire (modern-day Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey) |
Spouse | Aba, daughter of Hyssaldomus of Mylasa |
Issue Detail | Mausolus Artemisia II Idrieus Ada Pixodarus |
House | Hecatomnids |
Father | Hyssaldomus of Mylasa |
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