Syennesis () was the name of a number of men in
classical antiquity
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural History of Europe, European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the inter ...
. In particular it seems to have been a common name of the native kings of
Cilicia
Cilicia () is a geographical region in southern Anatolia, extending inland from the northeastern coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. Cilicia has a population ranging over six million, concentrated mostly at the Cilician plain (). The region inclu ...
.
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Syennesis (5th century), a figure in the conflict of Artaxerxes II of Persia and Cyrus the Younger
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Syennesis of Cyprus, an ancient Greek physician in the 4th century BCE
*Syennesis, a contemporary with Achaemenid Empire king
Darius I
Darius I ( ; – 486 BCE), commonly known as Darius the Great, was the third King of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire, reigning from 522 BCE until his death in 486 BCE. He ruled the empire at its territorial peak, when it included much of West A ...
, to whom he was tributary
*Syennesis, a king of Cilicia, who joined with
Labynetus (Nebuchadnezzar) in mediating between
Cyaxares and
Alyattes of Lydia, the kings respectively of Media and Lydia
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5th-century BC monarchs in Asia
People from ancient Cilicia