Mazaces
| Mazaces | |
|---|---|
| Satrap of Egypt | |
| Predecessor | Sabaces |
| Successor | Cleomenes of Naucratis |
| Dynasty | 31st Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Darius III |
Mazaces was the last Achaemenid satrap of ancient Egypt during the late reign of Darius III of the 31st Dynasty of Egypt.
Mazaces succeeded Sabaces after the latter's death at the battle of Issus (333 BCE).[1] His office lasted less than a year: when Alexander the Great invaded Egypt in late 332 BCE, Mazaces did not have enough military force to put up a resistance and handed the country to the Macedonian without a fight, along with a treasure of 800 talents of gold. This event marked the end of the short–lived second Egyptian satrapy (343–332 BCE).[2][3]
It is unknown what happened to Mazaces after this event, but Alexander assigned a similar role to the Greek Cleomenes of Naucratis before leaving for the East.[4]
References
- ^ Bresciani, Edda, "EGYPT i. Persians in Egypt in the Achaemenid period," Encyclopædia Iranica, VIII/3, pp. 247-249, available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/egypt-i (accessed on 27 May 2018).
- ^ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri 3.1
- ^ Heinen, Heinz, "EGYPT iii. Relations in the Seleucid and Parthian periods," Encyclopædia Iranica, VIII/3, pp. 250-252, available online at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/egypt-iii (accessed on 27 May 2018).
- ^ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri 3.5
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