Clazomenae and Persian Foreign Policy, 387/6 B. C.
1983; Classical Association of Canada; Volume: 37; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/1087450
ISSN1929-4883
Autores Tópico(s)Archaeology and Historical Studies
ResumoAT SARDIS IN AUTUMN 387 TIRIBAZUS, the satrap of Lydia, read to assembled representatives of numerous Greek states edict issued by the Persian king, Artaxerxes II. The terms of the edict were to form the basis of the of 386, a settlement that terminated the Corinthian War on the mainland, asserted a principle of autonomy in Greek interstate relations, and affirmed Persian authority over various Greek states outside mainland Greece. According to the version of the edict preserved by Xenophon, Artaxerxes insisted on the recognition of Persian sovereignty not only over the cities of Asia Minor, but also over the islands of Clazomenae and Cyprus (Hell. 5.1.31). The Persian claim to the tiny island of Clazomenae has never been adequately explained, and the coupling of Clazomenae and the great island of Cyprus certainly appears to produce what one scholar has called an oddly assorted pair.' Events following the promulgation of the edict of 387 and the ratification of the King's Peace early in 386 may point to the political and military situation in the eastern Mediterranean in late 387 which gave Clazomenae such apparent importance to Persia and made necessary Artaxerxes' specific claim to Clazomenae in the edict of Sardis.
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