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/></a><figcaption>Achaemenid Dynast of <a href="/wiki/Hellespontine_Phrygia" title="Hellespontine Phrygia">Hellespontine Phrygia</a> attacking a Greek <a href="/wiki/Psiloi" title="Psiloi">psiloi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alt%C4%B1kula%C3%A7_Sarcophagus" title="Altıkulaç Sarcophagus">Altıkulaç Sarcophagus</a>, early 4th century BCE.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Arsites</b> (<a href="/wiki/Old_Persian_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Persian language">Old Persian</a>: <i lang="peo"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Old_Persian/R%CC%A5%C5%A1ita%CA%B0" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:Reconstruction:Old Persian/R̥šitaʰ">*R̥šitaʰ</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek language">Ancient Greek</a>: <span lang="grc"><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%BC%88%CF%81%CF%83%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:Ἀρσίτης">Ἀρσίτης</a></span> <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">Arsítēs</i></span>; <a href="/wiki/Persian_language" title="Persian language">Persian</a>: <span lang="fa" dir="rtl">آرستیس</span>) was Persian <a href="/wiki/Satrap" title="Satrap">satrap</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hellespontine_Phrygia" title="Hellespontine Phrygia">Hellespontine Phrygia</a> in the Achaemenid Empire in the 4th century BC.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His satrapy also included the region of <a href="/wiki/Paphlagonia" title="Paphlagonia">Paphlagonia</a>. </p><p>In 340 BC, he sent a mercenary force under the leadership of the Athenian Apollodorus to defend <a href="/wiki/Marmara_Ere%C4%9Flisi" title="Marmara Ereğlisi">Perinthos</a>, which was besieged by <a href="/wiki/Philip_II_of_Macedon" title="Philip II of Macedon">Philip II of Macedon</a>, possibly at <a href="/wiki/Artaxerxes_III" title="Artaxerxes III">Artaxerxes III</a>'s request. The operation was successful and prevented a further advance of Philip into <a href="/wiki/Asia_Minor" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia Minor">Asia Minor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the spring of 334 BC, however, <a href="/wiki/Alexander_the_Great" title="Alexander the Great">Alexander the Great</a>, after crossing the <a href="/wiki/Hellespont" class="mw-redirect" title="Hellespont">Hellespont</a>, set foot in Asia Minor in the dominion of Arsites. Arsites then took part in the satrap coalition to counter the attacker. In the consequent war-council of Zelea he was foremost in opposing the <a href="/wiki/Scorched_earth" title="Scorched earth">scorched earth</a> plan presented by the mercenary <a href="/wiki/Memnon_of_Rhodes" title="Memnon of Rhodes">Memnon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Granicus" title="Battle of the Granicus">battle of the Granicus</a>, he commanded the Paphlagonian cavalry in the left Persian wing just to the right of <a href="/wiki/Arsames_(satrap_of_Cilicia)" title="Arsames (satrap of Cilicia)">Arsames</a> and <a href="/wiki/Memnon_of_Rhodes" title="Memnon of Rhodes">Memnon of Rhodes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Arsites fled from the battlefield at Granicus, but shortly afterwards committed suicide feeling that the blame for the defeat should fall on him.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His province was the first on Asian soil to fall into the hands of Alexander. 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href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pausanias, 1.29.10</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> Griffith, HMac ii.563 n. 2</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Arrian, <i>Anabasis</i> 1.12.8, 10.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Diodorus" class="mw-redirect" title="Diodorus">Diodorus</a> 17.19.4.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Arrian, <i>Anabasis</i> 1.16.3.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Nearchos, <a 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href="/wiki/Pissuthnes" title="Pissuthnes">Pissuthnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tissaphernes" title="Tissaphernes">Tissaphernes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyrus_the_Younger" title="Cyrus the Younger">Cyrus the Younger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tissaphernes" title="Tissaphernes">Tissaphernes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tithraustes" title="Tithraustes">Tithraustes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiribazus" title="Tiribazus">Tiribazus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Struthas" title="Struthas">Struthas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Autophradates" title="Autophradates">Autophradates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spithridates" title="Spithridates">Spithridates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Pharnacid_dynasty" title="Pharnacid dynasty">Satraps</a> of <a href="/wiki/Hellespontine_Phrygia" title="Hellespontine Phrygia">Hellespontine Phrygia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mitrobates" title="Mitrobates">Mitrobates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megabazus" title="Megabazus">Megabazus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megabates" title="Megabates">Megabates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oebares_II" title="Oebares II">Oebares II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artabazos_I_of_Phrygia" title="Artabazos I of Phrygia">Artabazus I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharnabazus_I" title="Pharnabazus I">Pharnabazus I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharnaces_II_of_Phrygia" title="Pharnaces II of Phrygia">Pharnaces II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharnabazus_II" title="Pharnabazus II">Pharnabazus II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariobarzanes_of_Phrygia" title="Ariobarzanes of Phrygia">Ariobarzanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artabazos_II" title="Artabazos II">Artabazus II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pharnabazus_III" title="Pharnabazus III">Pharnabazus III</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Arsites</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Achaemenid_satraps_of_Cappadocia" title="List of Achaemenid satraps of Cappadocia">Satraps</a> of <a href="/wiki/Cappadocia_(satrapy)" title="Cappadocia (satrapy)">Cappadocia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Datames" title="Datames">Datames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariamnes" title="Ariamnes">Ariamnes I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithrobuzanes" title="Mithrobuzanes">Mithrobuzanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariarathes_I_of_Cappadocia" title="Ariarathes I of Cappadocia">Ariarathes I</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Greek Governors of <a href="/wiki/Asia_Minor" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia Minor">Asia Minor</a> cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Miltiades" title="Miltiades">Miltiades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demaratus" title="Demaratus">Demaratus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gongylos" title="Gongylos">Gongylos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eurysthenes_(Pergamon)" title="Eurysthenes (Pergamon)">Eurysthenes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prokles_(Pergamon)" title="Prokles (Pergamon)">Prokles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Histiaeus" title="Histiaeus">Histiaeus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aristagoras" title="Aristagoras">Aristagoras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Themistocles" title="Themistocles">Themistocles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archeptolis" title="Archeptolis">Archeptolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aridolis" title="Aridolis">Aridolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amyntas_II_(son_of_Bubares)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amyntas II (son of Bubares)">Amyntas II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philiscus_of_Abydos" title="Philiscus of Abydos">Philiscus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Dynasts of <a href="/wiki/Lycia" title="Lycia">Lycia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Kheziga</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kybernis" title="Kybernis">Kybernis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuprlli" title="Kuprlli">Kuprlli</a></li> <li>Harpagus</li> <li>Teththiweibi</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kheriga" title="Kheriga">Kheriga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kherei" title="Kherei">Kherei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arbinas" title="Arbinas">Arbinas</a></li> <li>Artembares</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artumpara" title="Artumpara">Artumpara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mithrapata" title="Mithrapata">Mithrapata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pericles,_Dynast_of_Lycia" title="Pericles, Dynast of Lycia">Perikle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Lygdamid_dynasty" title="Lygdamid dynasty">Dynasts</a> of <a href="/wiki/Caria" title="Caria">Caria</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lygdamis_of_Halicarnassus" class="mw-redirect" title="Lygdamis of Halicarnassus">Lygdamis I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artemisia_I_of_Caria" title="Artemisia I of Caria">Artemisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pisindelis" title="Pisindelis">Pisindelis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lygdamis_II_of_Halicarnassus" title="Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus">Lygdamis II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adusius" title="Adusius">Adusius</a> (satrap)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hecatomnus" title="Hecatomnus">Hecatomnus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mausolus" title="Mausolus">Mausolus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Artemisia_II_of_Caria" title="Artemisia II of Caria">Artemisia II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idrieus" title="Idrieus">Idrieus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ada_of_Caria" title="Ada of Caria">Ada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pixodarus" title="Pixodarus">Pixodarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orontobates" title="Orontobates">Orontobates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Kings of <a href="/wiki/Macedonia_(ancient_kingdom)" title="Macedonia (ancient kingdom)">Macedonia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amyntas_I_of_Macedon" title="Amyntas I of Macedon">Amyntas I of Macedon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_I_of_Macedon" title="Alexander I of Macedon">Alexander I of Macedon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Kings_of_Tyre" class="mw-redirect" title="Kings of Tyre">Kings of Tyre</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Mattan IV</li> <li>Boulomenus</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdemon" title="Abdemon">Abdemon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evagoras_I" title="Evagoras I">Evagoras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azemilcus" title="Azemilcus">Azemilcus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Kings_of_Sidon" class="mw-redirect" title="Kings of Sidon">Kings of Sidon</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eshmunazar_I" title="Eshmunazar I">Eshmunazar I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabnit" title="Tabnit">Tabnit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amoashtart" title="Amoashtart">Queen Amoashtart (regent)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eshmunazar_II" title="Eshmunazar II">Eshmunazar II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodashtart" title="Bodashtart">Bodashtart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatonmilk" title="Yatonmilk">Yatonmilk</a></li> <li>Anysos</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetramnestos" title="Tetramnestos">Tetramnestos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baalshillem_I" title="Baalshillem I">Baalshillem I</a></li> <li>Baana</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baalshillem_II" title="Baalshillem II">Baalshillem II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abdashtart_I" title="Abdashtart I">Abdashtart I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tennes" title="Tennes">Tennes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evagoras_II" title="Evagoras II">Evagoras II</a></li> <li>Abdashtart II</li> <li>Abdashtart III</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Orontid_dynasty" title="Orontid dynasty">Satraps</a> of <a href="/wiki/Satrapy_of_Armenia" title="Satrapy of Armenia">Armenia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Artasyrus" title="Artasyrus">Artasyrus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orontes_I" title="Orontes I">Orontes I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darius_III" title="Darius III">Darius III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orontes_II" title="Orontes II">Orontes II</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Satraps of <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egypt</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aryandes" title="Aryandes">Aryandes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pherendates" title="Pherendates">Pherendates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Achaemenes_(satrap)" title="Achaemenes (satrap)">Achaemenes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arsames_(satrap_of_Egypt)" title="Arsames (satrap of Egypt)">Arsames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pherendates_II" title="Pherendates II">Pherendates II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabaces" title="Sabaces">Sabaces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazaces" title="Mazaces">Mazaces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Satraps of <a href="/wiki/Bactria" title="Bactria">Bactria</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hystaspes_(father_of_Darius_I)" title="Hystaspes (father of Darius I)">Hystaspes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dadarsi" title="Dadarsi">Dadarsi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masistes" title="Masistes">Masistes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bessus" title="Bessus">Bessus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Satraps of <a href="/wiki/Median_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Median Empire">Media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hydarnes" title="Hydarnes">Hydarnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hydarnes_the_Younger" title="Hydarnes the Younger">Hydarnes the Younger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atropates" title="Atropates">Atropates</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Satraps of <a href="/wiki/Cilicia" title="Cilicia">Cilicia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Syennesis_III" title="Syennesis III">Syennesis III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camisares" title="Camisares">Camisares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazaeus" title="Mazaeus">Mazaeus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arsames_(satrap_of_Cilicia)" title="Arsames (satrap of Cilicia)">Arsames</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center">Other known satraps</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Megabyzus" title="Megabyzus">Megabyzus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abrocomas" title="Abrocomas">Abrocomas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Belesys" class="mw-redirect" title="Belesys">Belesys</a> (<a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darius_II" title="Darius II">Ochus</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hyrcania" title="Hyrcania">Hyrcania</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satibarzanes" title="Satibarzanes">Satibarzanes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Aria" title="Aria">Aria</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atizyes" title="Atizyes">Atizyes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greater_Phrygia" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater Phrygia">Greater Phrygia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phrataphernes" title="Phrataphernes">Phrataphernes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Parthia" title="Parthia">Parthia</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariobarzanes_of_Persis" title="Ariobarzanes of 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