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MEMNON OF RHODES
Memnon was a Greek commander from the island of Rhodes, in the service of the Persian Empire. He fought against Alexander the Great at the beginning of his conquest of the Persian Empire and was nearly successful in stopping the Macedonian invasion of Asia.
Memnon spent most of his life at the service of the Persian Empire. During that time, he married Barsine, the daughter of a Phrygian satrap (governor) called Artabazos II. This satrap once led a rebellion against the then ruling Persian king Artaxerxes II, with Memnon and his brother as generals, but the rebellion failed, and Memnon had no other choice than going into exile, so he fled to the capital of Macedon, Pella, then ruled by Philip II. During his exile in Macedon, Memnon became a friend of king Philip and his son, the 7-year-old prince Alexander. Memnon had long conversations with the young Alexander, telling him stories about his years at the service of Persia. His relationship with the Macedonian court made Memnon realize about Philip’s intention to invade the Persian Empire, which he had been serving almost all his life. He also saw that many Greeks didn’t like the Macedonian hegemony over Greece. After a few years in Macedon, Memnon returned to the Persian service, with all the knowledge he had gained about Philip’s military capabilities and plans. Philip ultimately began an invasion of Asia, to free the Greek colonies of Anatolia from the Persian rule, and Memnon was the one facing him. Then Philip was assassinated and succeeded by his 20-year-old son Alexander, who continued his father’s campaign against Persia. After Alexander’s first great victory in Asian soil, Memnon urged the Persian king Darius III to orchestrate a rebellion in mainland Greece, which would force Alexander to abort his conquest of Asia and return home. Memnon successfully captured several Aegean islands with his fleet and started negotiations with king Agis III of Sparta to start a rebellion against Macedon. Fortunately for Alexander, Memnon suddenly died of natural causes, and Sparta’s rebellion came too late, as Alexander had already won another decisive victory against the Persians. At that point he would risk losing Greece in favour of winning an empire in the East.

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MEMNON OF RHODES
Memnon was a Greek commander from the island of Rhodes, in the service of the Persian Empire. He fought against Alexander the Great at the beginning of his conquest of the Persian Empire and was nearly successful in stopping the Macedonian invasion of Asia.
Memnon spent most of his life at the service of the Persian Empire. During that time, he married Barsine, the daughter of a Phrygian satrap (governor) called Artabazos II. This satrap once led a rebellion against the then ruling Persian king Artaxerxes II, with Memnon and his brother as generals, but the rebellion failed, and Memnon had no other choice than going into exile, so he fled to the capital of Macedon, Pella, then ruled by Philip II. During his exile in Macedon, Memnon became a friend of king Philip and his son, the 7-year-old prince Alexander. Memnon had long conversations with the young Alexander, telling him stories about his years at the service of Persia. His relationship with the Macedonian court made Memnon realize about Philip’s intention to invade the Persian Empire, which he had been serving almost all his life. He also saw that many Greeks didn’t like the Macedonian hegemony over Greece. After a few years in Macedon, Memnon returned to the Persian service, with all the knowledge he had gained about Philip’s military capabilities and plans. Philip ultimately began an invasion of Asia, to free the Greek colonies of Anatolia from the Persian rule, and Memnon was the one facing him. Then Philip was assassinated and succeeded by his 20-year-old son Alexander, who continued his father’s campaign against Persia. After Alexander’s first great victory in Asian soil, Memnon urged the Persian king Darius III to orchestrate a rebellion in mainland Greece, which would force Alexander to abort his conquest of Asia and return home. Memnon successfully captured several Aegean islands with his fleet and started negotiations with king Agis III of Sparta to start a rebellion against Macedon. Fortunately for Alexander, Memnon suddenly died of natural causes, and Sparta’s rebellion came too late, as Alexander had already won another decisive victory against the Persians. At that point he would risk losing Greece in favour of winning an empire in the East.

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