Pericles, Dynast of Lycia

Pericles was originally based in Limyra in eastern Lycia. He initially ruled Limyra alongside Trbbẽnimi, a Lycian dynast known primarily from his coinage. These eastern dynasts flourished in the 370s BCE, when the power of the traditionally-dominant rulers of Xanthos in western Lycia began to wane. Alternatively, they may have been brothers, or one may have married into the other's family. Arttum̃para was minting coins at Side in Pamphylia by BCE, at which point Pericles had driven him out of Lycia. This was not a coordinated effort; Pericles had established himself as an independent king of Lycia throughout the 370s BCE, whereas the Great Revolt took place in the late 360s BCE. Nonetheless, Persian rule was firmly reestablished in Lycia in BCE, after the Revolt of the Satraps had collapsed and effort was made to subdue rebellious parts of Anatolia. Control was taken by Autophradates, the satrap of Lydia, who shortly transferred the province to Mausolus, the satrap of nearby Caria. ==Tomb==

A monumental tomb was erected to Perikles in Limyra, decorated with frieze showing Pericles going to war. The tomb was in the form of a Greek Ionic temple. It was one of several monumental tombs built in southwestern Anatolia in the fourth century BCE and belongs to the same tradition as the earlier Nereid Monument and the later Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, blending Anatolian and Greek (Athenian) styles. Several friezes from the tomb are now visible in the Antalya Archeological Museum. Antalya museum tomb pericles 2.JPG|Frieze on the tomb of Pericles, cavalry. Antalya museum tomb pericles.JPG|Frieze on the tomb of Pericles. Tomb of Perikles of Lycia phalanx.jpg|Frieze on the tomb of Pericles, phalanx. Limyra, Mausoleum of Pericles, fleeing Gorgo.jpg|Tomb of Pericles, fleeing Gorgo. ==Coinage==

File:DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC.jpg|Coin of Perikles. File:DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC lion.jpg|Coin of Perikles (Lion scalp facing and Triskeles) File:DYNASTS of LYCIA. Perikles. Circa 380-360 BC. Æ (12mm, 1.83 g).jpg|Coin of Perikles (Horned head of Pan, and Triskeles) ==References==