Artumpara
Artumpara | |
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 Portrait of Artumpara wearing the Achaemenid satrapal headdress, from his coinage. | |
| Allegiance | Achaemenid Empire |
| Years of service | fl. 400 – 370 BC |
| Rank | Dynast of Lycia |
Asia Minor
in the Greco-Roman period. The classical regions, including Lycia, and their main settlementsArtumpara, also Arttum̃para, Artembares (Persian name, *Rtambura, self-identified as "the Mede) was an
Satrap of Lycia circa 400-370 BCE.[1] He was involved in the Great Satraps' Revolt on the side of central Achaemenid authority in 366-360 BCE, helping to put down the rebel Datames.[2][3] He is well known for his coinage.[4]
Artumpara is known to have competed for power with another man named
Perikle.[2]
Coinage
The portrait of Artumpara appears on his coinage, wearing the Achaemenid satrapal headdress.[2]
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Coin of Artumpara, Satrap of Lycia, circa 400-370 BCE.
References
- ISBN 9781134359844.
- ^ a b c CNG: DYNASTS of LYCIA. Artumpara. Circa 400-370 BC. Stater (Silver, 7.62 g 9), Telmessos.
- ISBN 9781575061207.
- ISBN 9780520247314.
- ^ D. T. Potts, A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (2012), p. 912: "...c. 380–370 BC, two western Lycian dynasts named Arttumpara and Mithrapata claimed power simultaneously."
Rulers in the Achaemenid Empire | ||
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Family tree - Achaemenid Kingdom | ||
| Kings of Kings of the Achaemenid Empire |  | |
| Satraps of Lydia | ||
| Satraps of Hellespontine Phrygia | ||
| Satraps of Cappadocia | ||
| Greek Governors of Asia Minor cities | ||
| Dynasts of Lycia | ||
| Dynasts of Caria |
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| Kings of Macedonia | ||
Kings of Tyre | ||
Kings of Sidon |
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| Satraps of Armenia | ||
| Satraps of Egypt | ||
| Satraps of Bactria | ||
| Satraps of Media | ||
| Satraps of Cilicia | ||
| Other known satraps |
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In most territories, Achaemenid rulers were succeeded by Hellenistic satraps and Hellenistic rulers from around 330 BC | ||
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