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Meaning of "satrap"
satrap (noun): A governor or ruler of a province in ancient Persia under the Achaemenid Empire. Satraps were appointed by the king to govern territories and collect taxes on his behalf, serving as the local representatives of the central government
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- A governor of a Persian province.
- A subordinate ruler.
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Each satrapy was led by a governor called a satrap.
You are dealing with a very powerful satrap.
The satrap was allowed to have troops in his own service.
Macedonian general and satrap.
The Satrap himself contacted me this morning.
The new governor also soon becomes an almost independent satrap.
Name of satrap.
He organized his empire by creating twenty provinces and assigning a leader to each called a satrap.
Standing garrisons under commanders independent of the satrap were stationed strategically.
Castana was satrap of Ujjain during that period.
Agenor the satrap.
He was satrap of Ujjain during that period.
Baghdad will become a satrap of Iran.
The Satrap will do anything to keep control over him.
He was murdered by the satrap of Bactria.
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The satrap then attempted to subjugate Libya with poor results.
Tributes in silver from each satrap were measured with the Babylonian talent.
The satrap Artaphernes and his forces retreated to the acropolis immediately.
He was at first satrap and then king of Egypt.
Ammianus Marcellinus visited this region while on a diplomatic visit to the satrap of Corduene.
Asander the satrap of Carla to ally.
Both refer to the same office unless Sheshbazzar was subject to the satrap of Samaria.
The Parthian satrap who was behind the plot was probably shortly executed.
Van then became the seat of the Persian satrap who governed the new province.
He invaded the satrapy of Parthia and made his brother Eudemus the new satrap.
Mausolus is appointed as the Persian satrap of Carla.
Armenia became a satrap of the Persian Empire for a long period of time.
To Cleitus and his new appointment as satrap of Bactria.
Nicanor was the new satrap of Media and the strategos of the eastern provinces.
Tissaphernes thus became his successors as Satrap of Lydia.
The Satrap needs my gold medal in the Games.
Pharnaces probably the satrap of Parthia.
A Persian satrap is put in place in Egypt.
In Susa a stela was found showing the king and the satrap Khwasak.
Philip the satrap of Parthia.
BC was a Greek general and satrap.
It was ruled by Seleucids before the satrap of Parthia declared independence.
The satrap was Persian.
Lysimachus the satrap of Thrace.
Satrap of Midea.
Darius III was an Armenian satrap before he became the emperor of Persia.
Dadarsi was a Persian general of Armenian origin and satrap of Bactria.
Struthas was a Persian satrap for a brief period during the Corinthian War.
After this Megabyzus became satrap of Syria.
He was satrap of Media.
He then superseded Peucestas as satrap of Persia.
The satrap Achaemenes.
Here Lysander managed to persuade the Persian satrap Spithridates to join his own forces.
Satrap of Lydia.
Ptolemy was appointed satrap of Egypt and Libya.
