Memnon (of Rhodes) (English spelling)

Japanese: メムノン[ロドスの]（英語表記）Memnōn

380 BCE? - 333 BCE
A military man from the island of Rhodes. At the end of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, he was a powerful clan leader in Trouas, Asia Minor, and in 336 BC, he defeated the advance party of Macedonian King Philip II's Persian expedition. His opinion was not taken into account in Alexander the Great's expedition, and even after the Persian army was defeated in the Battle of Granicus River (344 BC), he continued to threaten Alexander's rear with his naval power, but he died of illness. His wife, Barsine, later became the wife of the great king. [Inoue Hajime]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

前380？‐前333
ロドス島出身の軍人。アケメネス朝ペルシア帝国末期に小アジアのトロアスに豪族の地位を占め，前336年マケドニア王フィリッポス2世のペルシア遠征先遣隊を敗北させた。アレクサンドロス大王の遠征に対しては，彼の意見が入れられず，グラニコス河畔の戦(前344)でペルシア軍が敗北した後も，海軍力をもってアレクサンドロス遠征の背後を脅かしたが，病死した。彼の妻バルシネは後に大王の妻となった。【井上一】

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