Hecatomnus
Sign in to saveHecatomnus of Mylasa or Hekatomnos (, Carian: 𐊴𐊭𐊪𐊵𐊫 k̂tmno “under-son, descendant(?)”) 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.
Person
- Born
- 0500-01-01
- Died
- 0377-01-01
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Hecatomnus
- Royalty.image
- Hekatomnos.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Portrait of Hekatomnos, from his coinage, circa 392/1-377/6 BC.
- Royalty.image_size
- 250
- Royalty.reign
- ca. 395–377 BC
- Royalty.succession
- Satrap of Caria
- Royalty.predecessor
- Tissaphernes
- Royalty.successor
- Mausolus
- Royalty.suc type
- Successor
- Royalty.spouse
- Aba, daughter of Hyssaldomus of Mylasa
- Royalty.issue
- MausolusArtemisia IIIdrieusAdaPixodarus
- Royalty.issue link
- Issue
- Royalty.house
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 500 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 377 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Milas
- Place of death
- Halicarnassus
- Child
- Pixodarus
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Position held
- satrap
- Family
- Hecatomnids
- Image
- Hekatomnos.jpg
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Alleged collusion with Evagoras
- Coinage
- Tomb
- References
- Notes
- External links
Hecatomnus of Mylasa or Hekatomnos (, Carian: 𐊴𐊭𐊪𐊵𐊫 k̂tmno “under-son, descendant(?)”) 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.
==Biography== Hecatomnus was the son and successor of Hyssaldomus, a dynastic ruler of Mylasa. It is likely that Hecatomnus had been a supporter of Tissaphernes and might have been employed by him in the subordinate office of hyparch.