 This failed when Lycia's leader Gergis/Kheriga of Xanthos defeated Athenian General Melesander.The Lycians once again fell under Persian domination, and by 412 BC, Lycia is documented as fighting on the winning side of Persia.The Persian satraps were re-installed, but (as the coinage of the time attests) they allowed local dynasts the freedom to rule.