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Abdashtart
Abdashtart I (in Greek, Straton I) was a king of the Phoenician city-state of Sidon who reigned from 365 BC to 352 BC following the death of his father, Baalshillem II. Reform His accession appears to have taken place in a period of economic and political difficulty, since he immediately took 'emergency measures',Steiner, M.L. & Killebrew, A.E., ''The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: c. 8000-332 BCE'' (Oxford, 2014), p. 117 reducing the precious metal-content of the Sidonian double shekel by , thereby devaluing the Sidonian currency in his first year.Sagona, C. (ed.), ''Beyond the Homeland: Markers in Phoenician Chronology'' (Leuven, 2008), p. 106 He also expanded the currency, adding bronze coinage as well as silver, which funded the expansion of the Sidonian navy. It is supposed that he gave his name to the city known in the Hellenized world as Straton's Tower, which was later renamed Caesarea by Herod the Great. Joseph Patrich argues, however, that Strat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baalshillem II
Baalshillem II was a Phoenician King of Sidon (reigned – ), and the great-grandson of Baalshillem I who founded the namesake dynasty. He succeeded Baana to the throne of Sidon, and was succeeded by his son Abdashtart I. The name ''Baalshillem'' means "recompense of Baal" in Phoenician language, Phoenician. During Baalshillem II's reign, Sidon was a Persian Vassal state, vassal kingdom, part of the Achaemenid Empire's dominion over Phoenicia. Under Achaemenid hegemony, Sidon resurged as a prominent city-state among its neighbors. The transition of the Sidonian monarchy from Eshmunazar I's dynasty to that of Baalshillem I coincided with Sidon independently issuing its coinage, featuring the likenesses of its reigning kings. Notably, Baalshillem II's coins, the first to bear minting dates corresponding to a Sidonian king's regnal year, have been instrumental in reconstructing the chronology of Sidonian kings. Baalshillem II's historical presence is substantiated by inscrip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straton's Tower
Caesarea () also Caesarea Maritima, Caesarea Palaestinae or Caesarea Stratonis, was an ancient and medieval port city on the coast of the eastern Mediterranean, and later a small fishing village. It was the capital of Roman Judaea, Syria Palaestina and Palaestina Prima, successively, for a period of 650 years and a major intellectual hub of the Mediterranean. Today, the site is part of the Caesarea National Park, on the western edge of the Sharon plain in Israel. The site was first settled in the 4th century BCE as a Phoenician colony and trading village known as Straton's Tower after the ruler of Sidon. It was enlarged in the 1st century BCE under Hasmonean rule, becoming a Jewish village; and in 63 BCE, when the Roman Republic annexed the region, it was declared an autonomous city. It was then significantly enlarged in the Roman period by the Judaean client King Herod the Great, who established a harbour and dedicated the town and its port to Caesar Augustus as ''Caesa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Of Sidon
The King of Sidon was the ruler of Sidon, an ancient Phoenician city in what is now Lebanon. Scholars have pieced together the fragmented list from various archaeological finds since the 19th century. Egyptian period * c.1700s BC Zimrida * c. 1300s BC Zimredda of Sidon / Zimrida II * c. 1300s BC Iab-nilud * 13th century BC Addumu Assyrian period * 680–677 BC Abdi-Milkutti Persian period Eshmunazar Dynasty * 575–550 BC Eshmunazar I * 549–539 BC Tabnit I * 539–525 BC Eshmunazar II; Amoashtart (Amastoreth, interregnum until Eshmunazar's majority) * 525–515 BC Bodashtart * 515–486 BC Yatonmilk * 486–480 BC Anysos * 480–479 BC Tetramnestos. Baalshillem Dynasty * 450–426 BC Baalshillem I * 425–? BC Abdamon * ?–401 BC Baana * 401–366 BC Baalshillem II (Sakton) * 365–352 BC Abdashtart I * 351–347 BC Tennes (Tabnit II) * 346–343 BC Evagoras II (?) * 342–333 BC Abdashtart II Hellenic period * 332–312 BC Abdalonymus * 286–279 BC Philocles, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proxenos
Proxeny or () in ancient Greece was an arrangement whereby a citizen (chosen by the city) hosted foreign ambassadors at his own expense, in return for honorary titles from the state. The citizen was called (; plural: or , "instead of a foreigner") or (). The proxeny decrees, which amount to letters patent and resolutions of appreciation were issued by one state to a citizen of another for service as ''proxenos'', a kind of honorary consul looking after the interests of the other state's citizens. A common phrase is (benefactor) and (). A proxenos would use whatever influence he had in his own city to promote policies of friendship or alliance with the city he voluntarily represented. For example, Cimon was Sparta's proxenos at Athens and during his period of prominence in Athenian politics, previous to the outbreak of the First Peloponnesian War, he strongly advocated a policy of cooperation between the two states. Cimon was known to be so fond of Sparta that he named one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straton King Of Sidon Inscription Acropolis Of Athens
Straton or Strato may refer to: People (mononym) * Strato I, Indo-Greek king (reigned 125–110 BC) * Strato II, Indo-Greek king (reigned 25 BC – 10 AD) * Strato of Lampsacus (c. 335 – c. 269 BC), Greek philosopher * Straton of Sardis, Greek poet and anthologist (c. 1st century AD) * Abdashtart I (Straton I, reigned 365–352 BC), king of Sidon * Straton of Alexandria, ancient Greek wrestler and pancratiast (fl. c. 68/64 BC) * Straton of Alexandria, ancient Greek runner (fl. c. 77 AD) People (surname) * John Roach Straton (1875–1929), pastor * Taya Straton (1960–1996), Australian actress Fictional characters * Straton of Stageira, a fictitious Greek philosopher invented for 2014 video game '' The Talos Principle'' * Strato, character in Shakespeare's 1599 play ''Julius Caesar'' * Straton, character in The Sacred Band of Stepsons novels (1985-2012) Science * Strato is a Latin prefix meaning "layer," used in words like the Stratosphere layer of the Atmosphere of Earth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennes
Tennes (; Tabnit II in the Phoenician language) was a King of Sidon under the Achaemenid Empire, who ruled the Phoenician city-state of Sidon from (), having been associated in power by his father since the 380s. It remains uncertain whether his known heir and successor, Tennes, was his son or some other close relative.Sagona, C. (ed.), ''Beyond the Homeland: Markers in Phoenician Chronology'' (Leuven, 2008), p. 106 His predecessor was Abdashtart I (in Greek, Straton I), the son of Baalshillem II Rebellion of Sidon against the Achaemenid Empire Soon after the failure of the Egyptian campaign of the Achaemenid ruler Artaxerxes III, the Phoenicians declared their independence from Persian rule. This was also followed by rulers of Anatolia and Cyprus. Artaxerxes initiated a counter-offensive against Sidon by commanding the satrap of Syria Belesys and Mazaeus, the satrap of Cilicia, to invade the city and to keep the Phoenicians in check. Both satraps suffered crushing defe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coin Of Abdashtart I, Achaemenid Phoenicia
A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order to facilitate trade. They are most often issued by a government. Coins often have images, numerals, or text on them. The faces of coins or medals are sometimes called the ''obverse'' and the ''reverse'', referring to the front and back sides, respectively. The obverse of a coin is commonly called ''heads'', because it often depicts the head of a prominent person, and the reverse is known as ''tails''. The first metal coins – invented in the ancient Greek world and disseminated during the Hellenistic period – were precious metal–based, and were invented in order to simplify and regularize the task of measuring and weighing bullion (bulk metal) carried around for the purpose of transactions. They carried their value within the coins themselves, but the stampings also induced manipulati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
