Tennes

For the Greek hero, see Tenes. For the 5th century king of Sidon, see Tabnit.
Tennes
Coinage of Sidon, dated 351/0 BC. Phoenician pentekonter sailing left. Date above (here faint), waves below. King of Persia standing right, holding up lion by lock of mane; Aramaic letters taw and ayin between.
AllegianceAchaemenid Empire
Years of serviceCirca 351-346 BC
RankKing of Sidon
Battles / warsRevolt against the Achaemenid Empire
Sidon is located in West and Central Asia
Sidon
Sidon
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The capital of Tennet was Sidon.
Persian style bull protome found in Sidon gives testimony of the Aecheminid rule and influence. Marble, 5th century BC
Coin of Tennes. Tennes can be seen walking behind the Achaemenid king on his carriage.

Tennes (Ancient Greek: Τέννης;[1] Tabnit II in the Phoenician language[2]) was a King of Sidon under the Achaemenid Empire, who ruled the Phoenician city-state of Sidon from (r. c. 351 – c. 346 BC),[3] having been associated in power by his father since the 380s.[4] It remains uncertain whether his known heir and successor, Tennes, was his son or some other close relative.[5] His predecessor was Abdashtart I (in Greek, Straton I),[6] the son of Baalshillem II

  1. ^ Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, 16.42–16.45
  2. ^ Stronk, Jan (2016). Semiramis' Legacy: The History of Persia According to Diodorus of Sicily. Edinburgh University Press. p. 259. ISBN 9781474414265.
  3. ^ Elayi 2006.
  4. ^ Sagona, C. (ed.), Beyond the Homeland: Markers in Phoenician Chronology (Leuven, 2008), p. 105
  5. ^ Sagona, C. (ed.), Beyond the Homeland: Markers in Phoenician Chronology (Leuven, 2008), p. 106
  6. ^ Markoe, Glenn (2000). Phoenicians. U of California P. pp. 58–. ISBN 9780520226142.