Great Satraps' Revolt

Great Satraps' Revolt
Date 370 BCE – 360 BCE Location Western Anatolia, Achaemenid Empire Result Revolt suppressed
Belligerents
Achaemenid Empire	Rebel satrapies
Commanders and leaders
Artaxerxes II	Datames † Ariobarzanes of Phrygia  Orontes I Autophradates Mausolus

The Great Satraps' Revolt, or the Revolts of the Satraps (c. 370-c.360 BCE), was a rebellion in the Achaemenid Empire of several satraps in western Anatolia against the authority of the Great King Artaxerxes II (r. 404-389/8). The Satraps who revolted were Datames, Ariobarzanes, Orontes, Autophradates, and Mausolus. The timing of their revolts varied, as did the circumstances that induced them to rebel. Though often portrayed as a general uprising, there was little coordination among them and at no time did they actually threaten Artaxerxes directly. Their efforts were aimed at secession rather than a takeover of the Empire.