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Menes of Pella

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Coinage of Alexander the Great 336-323 BC, Tarsos mint, struck underBalakrosor Menes, circa 332/1-327 BC.
Coinage of Alexander the Great struck under Balakros or Menes circa 333-327 BC.

Menes ofPella(Ancient Greek:Μένης), son of Dionysius, was one of theGreekofficers ofAlexander the Great;and after theBattle of Issus(333 BC) was admitted by the king into the number of hissomatophylakes,in the place ofBalacrus,who was promoted to thesatrapyofCilicia.

In 331 BC, after Alexander had occupiedSusa,he sent Menes down to the Mediterranean to take the government of Syria,Phoenicia,and Cilicia, entrusting him at the same time with 3000talents,a portion of which he was to transmit toAntipaterfor his war with theLacedaemonians.[1]He was aHyparch,and in this position, he may have been responsible for overseeing the existing administration as far as Cilicia.[1]Apollodorus of Amphipoliswas joined with him in this command.

He issued coinage, often bearing his initial "M".[1]

His successor is unknown, and his position may have only been temporary, to managed conquered territory in the west while Alexander was campaigning further east.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdHeckel, Waldemar (2008).Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire.John Wiley & Sons. p. 179.ISBN9781405154697.

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This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Smith, William,ed. (1870). "Menes of Pella".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.