Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia

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Achaemenid satrapy historical region

The Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia was an Achaemenid imperial province in northwestern Anatolia that controlled key cities and straits along the Hellespont, serving as a strategic bridge between Asia and Europe.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Achaemenid satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia 1
Persian Empire's western satrapies 1
Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia canonical 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid satrapy ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
administrativeCenter Dascyleium ⓘ
surface form: Daskyleion
borders Aegean Sea ⓘ
Propontis area ⓘ
surface form: Propontis
capital Dascyleium ⓘ
surface form: Daskyleion
conqueredBy Alexander the Great ⓘ
conqueredIn 334 BCE ⓘ
contains Greek poleis ⓘ
rural Anatolian communities ⓘ
controls Dardanelles ⓘ
surface form: Hellespont

straits between Asia and Europe ⓘ
currencyUsed Achaemenid coinage system ⓘ
surface form: Achaemenid coinage
establishedUnder Darius I of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Darius I
governedBy Ariobarzanes of Phrygia ⓘ
Artabazus of Phrygia ⓘ
surface form: Artabazus

Pharnabazus I ⓘ
Pharnabazus II ⓘ
satrap ⓘ
includes Abydos ⓘ
Cyzicus ⓘ
Dascyleium ⓘ
surface form: Daskyleion

Lampsacus ⓘ
Parium ⓘ
Sigeion ⓘ
parts of Mysia ⓘ
parts of Troad ⓘ
territories along the southern shore of the Hellespont ⓘ
languageUsed Greek (local cities) ⓘ
Old Persian ⓘ
surface form: Old Persian (imperial administration)
locatedIn Anatolia ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ
northwestern Anatolia ⓘ
locatedOn Dardanelles ⓘ
surface form: Hellespont
mentionedIn works of Herodotus ⓘ
Xenophon ⓘ
surface form: works of Xenophon
militaryImportance base for Persian operations in the Aegean ⓘ
control of crossing points for Persian armies into Europe ⓘ
partOf Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
predecessor Lydian control in northwestern Anatolia ⓘ
religion Greek polytheism ⓘ
Persian imperial cult ⓘ
local Anatolian cults ⓘ
strategicRole bridge between Asia and Europe ⓘ
control of land routes between Anatolia and the Balkans ⓘ
control of sea routes through the Hellespont ⓘ
successorState Macedonian satrapy under Alexander the Great ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century BCE ⓘ
5th century BCE ⓘ
tributaryTo Shahanshah of Persia ⓘ
surface form: Great King of Persia

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lampsacus → underControlOf → Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia ⓘ
Xenophon's Hellenica → setIn → Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Persian Empire's western satrapies
Battle of Cnidus → belligerent → Persian satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Achaemenid satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia