Arsites

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Arsites was a Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia who played a leading role in opposing Alexander the Great during the early stages of his campaign into Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid satrap ⓘ
Persian nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
causeOfDeath suicide ⓘ
commanded local Persian and Anatolian contingents at the Granicus ⓘ
satrapal forces of Hellespontine Phrygia ⓘ
conflict Wars of Alexander the Great ⓘ
cooperatedWith Memnon of Rhodes ⓘ
country Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
culture Persian ⓘ
diedIn Asia Minor ⓘ
employer Darius III ⓘ
era Achaemenid period ⓘ
linked to: Achaemenid Empire
ethnicGroup Persian ⓘ
governedTerritory lands around the Hellespont ⓘ
northwestern Asia Minor ⓘ
linked to: Western Anatolia
historicalSource Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander ⓘ
Diodorus Siculus ⓘ
Plutarch’s Life of Alexander ⓘ
linked to: Life of Alexander
killedHimselfAfter Persian defeat at the Granicus ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hellespontine Phrygia ⓘ
militaryRank satrapal commander ⓘ
notableFor commanding Persian satrapal coalition at the Granicus ⓘ
leading Persian resistance to Alexander in northwestern Asia Minor ⓘ
opponent Alexander the Great ⓘ
opposed Alexander’s crossing of the Hellespont ⓘ
Macedonian invasion of Asia ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of the Granicus ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Granicus
positionHeld satrap of Dascylium ⓘ
satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia ⓘ
reasonForSuicide defeat at the Battle of the Granicus ⓘ
regionRuled Hellespont region ⓘ
linked to: Thracian Chersonese
rejectedProposal scorched earth strategy in Asia Minor against Alexander ⓘ
rejectedProposalFrom Memnon of Rhodes ⓘ
residence Dascylium ⓘ
roleInBattle Persian commander at the Battle of the Granicus ⓘ
servedUnder King Darius III of Persia ⓘ
linked to: Darius III
strategicObjective defend Hellespontine Phrygia from Macedonian forces ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century BC ⓘ

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Battle of the Granicus → commander → Arsites ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Granicus