Mazaeus

Mazaeus
Possible coin of Mazaeus
Native name
Mazaios
Born385 BC
Died328 BC (aged 57 years)
Babylon
AllegianceAchaemenid Empire, Macedonian Empire
RankSatrap of Cilicia (under the Achaemenids)
Satrap of Babylon (under Alexander the Great)

Mazaeus or Mazday (Aramaic: 𐡌𐡆𐡃𐡉 MZDY, Greek: ÎœÎ±Î¶Î±áż–ÎżÏ‚ Mazaios)[1] (died 328 BC) was an Achaemenid Persian noble, satrap (a type of governor) of Cilicia and later satrap of Babylon for the Achaemenid Empire. He retained the satrapy after Babylon was under the rule of Alexander the Great.[2]

  1. ^ Metcalf, William (2012). The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Coinage. Oxford University Press USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530574-6.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference JMO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).