Arsites

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Arsites was a Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia who played a leading role in opposing Alexander the Great during the early stages of his campaign into Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid satrap
Persian nobleman
allegiance Achaemenid Empire
causeOfDeath suicide
commanded local Persian and Anatolian contingents at the Granicus
satrapal forces of Hellespontine Phrygia
conflict Wars of Alexander the Great
cooperatedWith Memnon of Rhodes
country Achaemenid Empire
culture Persian
diedIn Asia Minor
employer Darius III
era Achaemenid Empire
surface form: Achaemenid period
ethnicGroup Persian
governedTerritory lands around the Hellespont
Western Anatolia
surface form: northwestern Asia Minor
historicalSource Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
Diodorus Siculus
Life of Alexander
surface form: Plutarch’s Life of Alexander
killedHimselfAfter Persian defeat at the Granicus
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hellespontine Phrygia
militaryRank satrapal commander
notableFor commanding Persian satrapal coalition at the Granicus
leading Persian resistance to Alexander in northwestern Asia Minor
opponent Alexander the Great
opposed Alexander’s crossing of the Hellespont
Macedonian invasion of Asia
participatedIn Battle of Granicus
surface form: Battle of the Granicus
positionHeld satrap of Dascylium
satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia
reasonForSuicide defeat at the Battle of the Granicus
regionRuled Thracian Chersonese
surface form: Hellespont region
rejectedProposal scorched earth strategy in Asia Minor against Alexander
rejectedProposalFrom Memnon of Rhodes
residence Dascylium
roleInBattle Persian commander at the Battle of the Granicus
servedUnder Darius III
surface form: King Darius III of Persia
strategicObjective defend Hellespontine Phrygia from Macedonian forces
timePeriod 4th century BC

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Battle of Granicus commander Arsites
subject surface form: Battle of the Granicus