Arcesilaus (satrap)
Arcesilaus(Greek:Ἀρκεσίλαος) was one ofAlexander the Great's generals.
Following thedeathof Alexander, Arcesilaus was allottedMesopotamiain thePartition of Babylonin 323 BCE, which he may have administered since as early as 331 BCE.[1]He supportedPerdiccas,and may have been deposed or forced to flee his satrapy for this reason.[1]Nothing concrete is known about him after 323 BCE, but it is also believed that he may have been an opponent ofSeleucus.[2]In any case, by thePartition of Triparadisusin 320 BCE, Arcesilaus had fallen from influence, as he was replaced in his satrapy by Amphimachus.[1]
References[edit]
- ^abcHeckel, Waldemar (15 April 2008).Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire.John Wiley & Son.ISBN978-1405154697.Retrieved15 December2014.
- ^Boiy, Tom (2004).Late Achaemenid and Hellenistic Babylon.Peeters Publishers. pp. 130–131.ISBN9042914491.Retrieved15 December2014.