Talk:Mithrenes

Erroneous information
There's no source to be found that states that Mithrenes was an Armenian. He was (verifiably) given the satrapy of Armenia, but thats clearly not the same. A quick search provides many reliable sources that contradict that what the article currently states. This is just the tip of the iceberg;


 * "Yet the Persian Mithrenes had not been given a high-level post in the imperial administration; such posts were reserved for Greeks and Macedonians." -- Pierre Briant (2012) Alexander the Great and His Empire: A Short Introduction. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-1400834860. page 113


 * "(...) Mithrenes, a Persian nobleman, was appointed satrap of Armenia by Alexander." -- Alexander's Heirs: The Age of the Successors. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1118862407


 * "As early as the year 334, the king had given clear evidence of his desire to win over the Persian nobles: he allowed Mithrenes, who had just surrendered (...) -- Sigfried J. de Laet, Joachim Herrmann. (1996) History of Humanity: From the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.. UNESCO. ISBN 978-9231028120 page 170


 * "Darius still had many noble Persians, satraps and strategists all ready to serve him. The first was that of Mithrenes, governor of Sardis (...)" -- John Curtis, Nigel Tallis. (2005) Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520247314. page 17


 * "This is what must have happened before the surrender of Sardis and Mithrenes had a lot to bargain with; in return for capitulation he guaranteed for himself a position in Alexander's closest circle as the first Iranian, indeed first Asian to be so honoured." -- Krzysztof Nawotka. Alexander the Great. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1443818117. page 127


 * "(...) by sending to them Mithrenes, who spoke Persian." -- Waldemar Heckel (2005), The Marshals of Alexander's Empire. Routledge. ISBN 978-1134942657. page 92

Hence, I will be correcting this in some time. - LouisAragon (talk) 00:51, 19 November 2016 (UTC)


 * ,, would you concur with my concerns? - LouisAragon (talk) 18:26, 2 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Hmmm, from the info given here, as well as my own search in GBooks, there does indeed appear no reason to proclaim him an Armenian. Certainly a garrison commander in Sardis would most likely be a Persian, given historical precedent in the area and usual Achaemenid practice. Constantine  ✍  19:40, 2 December 2016 (UTC)
 * From my own search I found nothing stating Mithrenes as Armenian. Go with what the facts state. --Kansas Bear (talk) 00:15, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

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