The Empire and Expeditions of Alexander the Great

Pharismanes was a

Parthia Parthia ( ''Parθava''; ''Parθaw''; ''Pahlaw'') is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran. It was conquered and subjugated by the empire of the Medes during the 7th century BC, was incorporated into the subsequent Achaemeni ...

n, son of

Phrataphernes Phrataphernes (Median: ''Fratafarnah'', ; lived 4th century BC) was a Persian who held the government of Parthia and Hyrcania, under the king Darius III Codomannus, and joined that monarch with the contingents from the provinces subject to his rule ...

, who was appointed

Hellenistic In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Greek history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra VII in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the R ...

satrap A satrap () was a governor of the provinces of the ancient Median kingdom, Median and Achaemenid Empire, Persian (Achaemenid) Empires and in several of their successors, such as in the Sasanian Empire and the Hellenistic period, Hellenistic empi ...

of the Parthians and Hyrcanii after his father, circa 320 BCE. After Alexander had crossed the

Gedrosian desert Gedrosia (; , ) is the Hellenized name of the part of coastal Balochistan that roughly corresponds to today's Makran. In books about Alexander the Great and his successors, the area referred to as Gedrosia runs from the Indus River to the north- ...

in 325 BCE, losing a large part of his army, he was met by

Craterus Craterus, also spelled Krateros (; 370 BC – 321 BC), was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. Throughout his life, he was a loyal royalist and supporter of Alexander the Great.Anson, Edward M. (2014)p.24 ...

in Carmania in December, who was bringing supplies to relieve the troops. Craterus was also accompanied by several Hellenistic satraps, among them

Stasanor Stasanor (; lived 4th century BC) was a native of Soli in Cyprus, who held a distinguished position among the officers of Alexander the Great. Stasanor, officer of Alexander Stasanor probably entered the service of Alexander after the siege of Tyr ...

, satrap of

Aria In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrument (music), instrumental or orchestral accompan ...

and Zarangia, and Pharismes, as satrap of Parthia and Hyrcania."Eodem etiam Stasanor Ariorum et Zarangorum (sive Drangarum) satrapes venit, et cum his Pharismanes Phrataphernis Parthorum et Hyrcanorum satrapæ filius."

Arrian Arrian of Nicomedia (; Greek: ''Arrianos''; ; ) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander, and philosopher of the Roman period. '' The Anabasis of Alexander'' by Arrian is considered the best source on the campaigns of ...

, Liv. VI They brought with them herds of horses and camels, having anticipated that Alexander would have lost most of his livestock in the Gedrosian journey.

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