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en-wikipedia-org-9942		Tennes - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1350	257	71	Tennes (Tabnit in Phoenician)[1] was a King of Sidon under the Achaemenid Empire. His predecessor was Abdashtart I (in Greek, Straton I),[2] the son of Baalshillem II, who ruled the Phoenician city-state of Sidon from 365 to 352 BC,[3] having been associated in power by his father since the 380s.[4] It remains uncertain whether his known heir and successor, Tennes, was his son or some other close relative.[5] Rebellion of Sidon against the Achaemenid Empire[edit] Soon after the failure of the Egyptian campaign of the Achaemenid ruler Artaxerxes III, the Phoenicians declared their independence from Persian rule. Artaxerxes initiated a counter-offensive against Sidon by commanding the satrap of Syria Belesys and Mazaeus, the satrap of Cilicia, to invade the city and to keep the Phoenicians in check.[6] Both satraps suffered crushing defeats at the hands of Tennes, who was aided by 40,000 Greek mercenaries sent to him by Nectanebo II and commanded by Mentor of Rhodes.[7] As a result, the Persian forces were driven out of Phoenicia.[8]	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9942.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9942.txt