Asclepiodorus of Macedon

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Asclepiodorus ( /əˌsklpiˈdɔːrəs/ ; Ancient Greek : Ἀσκληπιόδωρος) a Macedonian, son of Timander, was one of the generals of Alexander the Great, and after the conquest of Syria was appointed by Alexander satrap of that country. In 328 BC, he led reinforcements from Syria to Alexander in eastern Asia, and there became involved in the conspiracy which was formed by Hermolaus against the life of the king. [1] He seems to be the same as the one whom Antigonus, in 316, made satrap of Persia; [2] but he must be distinguished from an Asclepiodorus, a general of Cassander, mentioned by Diodorus. [3]

Timander is a surname, and may refer to:

Alexander the Great King of Macedon

Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Asia and northeast Africa, and he created one of the largest empires of the ancient world by the age of thirty, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered one of history's most successful military commanders.

Syria Country in Western Asia

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Ascepiodorus was also secretary of Eurydice III of Macedon and an appointed trierarch of Nearchus in 326.

Trierarch was the title of officers who commanded a trireme (triēres) in the classical Greek world.

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Citations

  1. Arrian, Anab. iv. 13, Ind. 18; Curtius, vii. 10, viii. 6
  2. Diodorus, xix. 48
  3. Diodorus, xix. 60

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