Sabaces

Sabakes ( name variants Sauakes, Satakes, in Diodorus Tasiakes; † 333 BC) was during the reign of the last Achaemenid Great King Darius III. a Persian governor ( satrap ) of Egypt.

When Alexander the Great penetrated on his victorious campaign in Asia to the east, Sabakes handed over the administration of Egypt Mazakes and led his troops to Syria to be there Darius III. to connect. In about November 333 BC defeated Battle of Issus Alexander fought with his horsemen to Darius III. by which thereby fell into mortal danger. The great king was now protected by the noblest Persians, including by Sabakes who fell there. This threat to his life was for Darius III. also the occasion to escape, thus the victory of the Macedonians was certain.

Since Sabakes had almost made ​​the entire Persian occupation troops from Egypt with him, Alexander was able to take without a fight BC Egypt in 332.