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
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.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference arr_2.12 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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