Idrieus
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.23|Achaemenid coinage of Caria during the reign of Idrieus. Circa 350-341 BC. thumb|left|Tomb of Idrieus in Labraunda (present day [[Turkey)]] Idrieus, or Hidrieus (; died 344 BC) was a ruler of Caria as a Satrap under the Achaemenid Empire. Alongside his sister and wife Ada, he enjoyed the status of king or dynast by virtue of the powerful position he inherited from his predecessors of the House of Hecatomnus (the Hecatomnids).
Person
- Born
- 0400-01-01
- Died
- 0344-01-01
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Key facts
- Royalty.reign
- 351–344 BC,
- Royalty.succession
- Satrap of Caria
- Royalty.type
- monarch
- Royalty.name
- Idrieus
- Royalty.image
- SATRAPS of CARIA. Hidrieus. Circa 351-0 to 344-3 BC.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Coinage of Idrieus. Obv: Head of Apollo wearing laurel wreath, drapery at neck. Rev: legend ΙΔΡΙΕΩΣ ("IDRIEOS"), Zeus Labraundos standing. Circa 351/0 to 344/3 BCE.
- Royalty.predecessor
- Artemisia II
- Royalty.successor
- Ada
- Royalty.suc type
- Successor
- Royalty.spouse
- Ada
- Royalty.issue link
- Issue
- Royalty.house
- Hecatomnids
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 400 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 344 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Halicarnassus
- Spouse
- Ada of Caria
- Father
- Hecatomnus
- Sibling
- Ada of Caria
- Occupation
- politician
- Family
- Hecatomnids
- Image
- SATRAPS of CARIA. Hidrieus. Circa 351-0 to 344-3 BC.jpg
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thumb|upright=1.23|Achaemenid coinage of Caria during the reign of Idrieus. Circa 350-341 BC. thumb|left|Tomb of Idrieus in Labraunda (present day [[Turkey)]] Idrieus, or Hidrieus (; died 344 BC) was a ruler of Caria as a Satrap under the Achaemenid Empire. Alongside his sister and wife Ada, he enjoyed the status of king or dynast by virtue of the powerful position he inherited from his predecessors of the House of Hecatomnus (the Hecatomnids).
==Biography== Idrieus was the second son of Hecatomnus, and was married to his sister Ada. Alongside Ada, he succeeded to the throne on the death of his sister Artemisia II of Caria in 351 BC.