Balakros

Balakros
Coin of Balakros, Satrap of Cilicia, with letter "B" next to the shield, standing for B[AΛAKPOI].[1] Tarsos. 333-323 BC.
AllegianceMacedonian Empire
Years of servicefl. 333 – 323 BC
RankSomatophylakes (bodyguard) Of Alexander the Great
Satrap of Cilicia
Battles/warsAsia Minor campaigns
Spouse(s)Phila of Macedonia
Cilicia is located in West and Central Asia
Cilicia
Cilicia
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Location of Cilicia.
Coinage of Alexander the Great struck under Balakros or Menes circa 333-327 BC. The letter "B" appears under the throne of Zeus.

Balakros (Greek: Bάλακρoς), also Balacrus, the son of Nicanor, one of Alexander the Great's "Somatophylakes" (bodyguards), was appointed satrap of Cilicia after the Battle of Issus, 333 BC.[2] He succeeded to the last Achaemenid satrap of Cilicia, Arsames.

  1. ^ Rider, Georges Le (2007). Alexander the Great: Coinage, Finances, and Policy. American Philosophical Society. p. 153. ISBN 9780871692610.
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