The Historical Context of the Reply to the Satraps Inscription (IG IV 556)

Rop, Jeffrey
2017
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The Historical Context of the Reply to the Satraps Inscription (IG IV 556)

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This article offers a new date and interpretation for IG IV 556, more commonly known as the Reply to the Satraps inscription. Most scholars associate it with the Common Peace of 362/1, and interpret it as a response to satraps seeking military aid against King Artaxerxes II during the Great Satraps Revolt. Yet the inscription contains no evidence that the satraps the inscription addresses were in rebellion. After consideration of its find location and potential authors, it better fits the historical context of the Common Peace imposed on Greece by Philip II of Macedon following his victory at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338.

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Rop, Jeffrey. “The Historical Context of the Reply to the Satraps Inscription (IG IV 556).” Journal of Ancient History 5 (2017), 304-322.

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