Satraps
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satraps · governors · the satraps
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Against Demosthenes (Greek)
You have induced the whole of Greece to send envoys to Alexander, since they have no other recourse, and have prevented all the satraps, who by themselves would willingly have joined forces with us, each with money and all the troops at his disposal, not merely from revolting from him, by your detention of Harpalus, but also each of them sent by Demosthenes, and with Olympias Callias the Chalcidia …
in the texts
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Governors appointed over conquered nations but checked by garrisons and guards responsible only to Cyrus.
When he arrived in Babylon, he decided to send out satraps to govern the nations he had subdued.
whereas he thought that they might take it ill, if any of them discovered the conditions after being installed as satraps, for then they would think that this policy had been adopted from distrust of them personally.
but as I must be valiant and have those about me valiant, in order to help you;
Against Demosthenes
Provincial governors under Alexander who might have revolted with their forces but were kept from doing so by the outcome of the Harpalus affair.
You have induced the whole of Greece to send envoys to Alexander, since they have no other recourse, and have prevented all the satraps, who by themselves would willingly have joined forces with us, each with money and all the troops at his disposal, not merely from revolting from him, by your detention of Harpalus, but also each of them sent by Demosthenes, and with Olympias Callias the Chalcidia …
To Philip
Provincial rulers within the Persian empire who may defect if offered freedom.
and you will also induce many of the other satraps to throw off the King’s power if you promise them “freedom” and scatter broadcast over Asia that word which, when sown among the Hellenes, has broken up both our empire and that of the Lacedaemonians.