It was probably this Balacrus who married Phila, the daughter of Antipater, and subsequently the wife of Craterus.[4]
He was probably supervised by Menes from 331 BC, who held the position of Hyparch or Strategoi for the area from Babylon to the satrapies of Syria, Phoenicia, and Cilicia.
He fell in battle against the Pisidians in the lifetime of Alexander.[5] His death is variously placed circa 328 BC or 323 BC.[6][7]
Coinageedit
Balacrus is among several Hellenistic satraps who continued to use an Achaemenid type for their coinage, complete with the local deity of Tarsus, Baal.[8] His coinage bore his name, and later only his initial "B".[3] This coinage is said to have influenced Alexander's imperial coinage, which was initially minted in the same mints.[8] The Imperial coinage of Alexander is often said to have been started in Tarsos circa 333–327, under the rule of either Balacrus or Menes.[9]
Coin of Balacrus, as Satrap of Cilicia. Tarsos, 333-323 BC. Baaltars in Aramaic to right on the obverse, letter "B" on the reverse.
Coin of Balacrus, as Satrap of Cilicia. Issus, 333-323 BC. Overstruck on a coin of Achaemenid satrap Tiribazus minted in Tarsos. Letter "B" on the obverse.
Coin of Balakros, Satrap of Cilicia, with letter "B". Tarsos. 333-323 BC
Possible coinage of Balakros, with the letters "B-A".
^ abHeckel, Waldemar (2008). Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire. John Wiley & Sons. p. 84. ISBN9781405154697.
balakros, greek, bάλακρoς, also, balacrus, nicanor, alexander, great, somatophylakes, bodyguards, appointed, satrap, cilicia, after, battle, issus, succeeded, last, achaemenid, satrap, cilicia, arsames, coin, satrap, cilicia, with, letter, next, shield, standi. Balakros Greek Balakros also Balacrus the son of Nicanor one of Alexander the Great s Somatophylakes bodyguards was appointed satrap of Cilicia after the Battle of Issus 333 BC 2 He succeeded to the last Achaemenid satrap of Cilicia Arsames BalakrosCoin of Balakros Satrap of Cilicia with letter B next to the shield standing for B ALAKPOI 1 Tarsos 333 323 BC AllegianceMacedonian EmpireYears of servicefl 333 323 BCRankSomatophylakes bodyguard Of Alexander the GreatSatrap of CiliciaBattles warsAsia Minor campaignsSpouse s Phila of MacedoniaCiliciaclass notpageimage Location of Cilicia Coinage of Alexander the Great struck under Balakros or Menes circa 333 327 BC The letter B appears under the throne of Zeus Contents 1 Career 2 Coinage 3 References 4 NotesCareer editBalakros completed the conquest of Asia Minor together with Calas satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia and Antigonus satrap of Phrygia 3 It was probably this Balacrus who married Phila the daughter of Antipater and subsequently the wife of Craterus 4 He was probably supervised by Menes from 331 BC who held the position of Hyparch or Strategoi for the area from Babylon to the satrapies of Syria Phoenicia and Cilicia He fell in battle against the Pisidians in the lifetime of Alexander 5 His death is variously placed circa 328 BC or 323 BC 6 7 Coinage editBalacrus is among several Hellenistic satraps who continued to use an Achaemenid type for their coinage complete with the local deity of Tarsus Baal 8 His coinage bore his name and later only his initial B 3 This coinage is said to have influenced Alexander s imperial coinage which was initially minted in the same mints 8 The Imperial coinage of Alexander is often said to have been started in Tarsos circa 333 327 under the rule of either Balacrus or Menes 9 nbsp Coin of Balacrus as Satrap of Cilicia Tarsos 333 323 BC Baaltars in Aramaic to right on the obverse letter B on the reverse nbsp Coin of Balacrus as Satrap of Cilicia Issus 333 323 BC Overstruck on a coin of Achaemenid satrap Tiribazus minted in Tarsos Letter B on the obverse nbsp Coin of Balakros Satrap of Cilicia with letter B Tarsos 333 323 BC nbsp Possible coinage of Balakros with the letters B A References editSmith William Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology Balacrus 1 Archived 2006 05 11 at the Wayback Machine Boston 1867 Notes edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Balakros Rider Georges Le 2007 Alexander the Great Coinage Finances and Policy American Philosophical Society p 153 ISBN 9780871692610 Arrian Anabasis Alexandri ii 12 a b Heckel Waldemar 2008 Who s Who in the Age of Alexander the Great Prosopography of Alexander s Empire John Wiley amp Sons p 84 ISBN 9781405154697 Photius Bibliotheca cod 166 Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca xviii 22 Carradice Ian Price Martin 1988 Coinage in the Greek World Seaby p 110 ISBN 9780900652820 Levante Edoardo 1993 Cabinet des medailles Cilicie in French Bibliotheque nationale ISBN 9782717718768 a b Mildenberg Leo 2000 On the so called satrapal coinage Publications de l Institut Francais d Etudes Anatoliennes 12 1 10 and Note 8 Howgego Christopher 2002 Ancient History from Coins Routledge p 49 ISBN 9781134877843 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Smith William ed 1870 Balacrus 1 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology p 454 nbsp This article about an Ancient Greek writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balakros amp oldid 1083359291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
