Struthas
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Struthas was a Persian satrap
for a brief period during the Corinthian War
. In 392 BC, he was dispatched by Artaxerxes II to take command of the satrapy of Sardis
, replacing Tiribazus
, and to pursue an anti-Sparta
n policy. Accordingly, Struthas raided territory held by the Spartans and their allies, prompting the Spartans to order their commander in the region, Thibron, to begin aggressive activity against Struthas. Thibron raided successfully for a time, but Struthas eventually succeeded in ambushing one of his raiding parties and killing him.
Thibron was then replaced by Diphridas
, who rebuilt his army from the remnants of Thibron's and raided Struthas's territory successfully, even capturing his son-in-law. Although the specific events of Struthas's removal from office are not known, by the early 380s BC he had been replaced by Tiribazus
, and makes no further appearances in the historical record.
Satrap
Satrap was the name given to the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as the Sassanid Empire and the Hellenistic empires....
for a brief period during the Corinthian War
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was an ancient Greek conflict lasting from 395 BC until 387 BC, pitting Sparta against a coalition of four allied states; Thebes, Athens, Corinth, and Argos; which were initially backed by Persia. The immediate cause of the war was a local conflict in northwest Greece in which...
. In 392 BC, he was dispatched by Artaxerxes II to take command of the satrapy of Sardis
Sardis
Sardis or Sardes was an ancient city at the location of modern Sart in Turkey's Manisa Province...
, replacing Tiribazus
Tiribazus
Tiribazus or Teribazus, a Persian general and Persian satrap of Western Armenia and later Lydia in western Anatolia.He was highly regarded by the Persian King Artaxerxes II, and when he was present, so Xenophon tells us, no one else had the honour of helping the sovereign to mount his horse.At the...
, and to pursue an anti-Sparta
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
n policy. Accordingly, Struthas raided territory held by the Spartans and their allies, prompting the Spartans to order their commander in the region, Thibron, to begin aggressive activity against Struthas. Thibron raided successfully for a time, but Struthas eventually succeeded in ambushing one of his raiding parties and killing him.
Thibron was then replaced by Diphridas
Diphridas
Diphridas was a Spartan general in the Corinthian War. In 391 BC, he was placed in command of Spartan forces in Asia Minor, whose previous commander, Thibron, had been killed in an ambush. Diphridas continued his predecessor's policy of launching plundering raids into the territory of Persian...
, who rebuilt his army from the remnants of Thibron's and raided Struthas's territory successfully, even capturing his son-in-law. Although the specific events of Struthas's removal from office are not known, by the early 380s BC he had been replaced by Tiribazus
Tiribazus
Tiribazus or Teribazus, a Persian general and Persian satrap of Western Armenia and later Lydia in western Anatolia.He was highly regarded by the Persian King Artaxerxes II, and when he was present, so Xenophon tells us, no one else had the honour of helping the sovereign to mount his horse.At the...
, and makes no further appearances in the historical record.