Autodicus

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Autodicus also known as Autodikos, Autolycus and Autolykos [1] (early to mid-340s BC [2] -?) was an Ancient Macedonian nobleman and official.

Autodicus was the third born of four sons to Agathocles [3] and his wife, perhaps named Arsinoe. His paternal grandfather may have been called Alcimachus and one of his brothers was Lysimachus one of the Diadochi of Alexander the Great. [4]

His father was a nobleman of high rank who was an intimate friend of King Philip II of Macedon, who shared in Philip II’s councils and became a favorite in the Argead court. [5] Autodicus with his brothers grew up with the status of Macedonians; he with his brothers enjoyed prominent positions in King Alexander the Great’s circle [6] and Autodicus with his brothers were educated at the court at Pella. [7]

Autodicus was appointed in 321 BC [8] as one of the four Somatophylakes at Triparadeisus for the Greek Macedonian King Philip III Arrhidaeus [9] who reigned 323 BC-317 BC, who was a paternal half-brother of Alexander the Great.

During Lysimachus’ reign in 306–281 BC over Thrace, Anatolia and Macedonia, Autodicus and his family were prominent figures in his court [10] and were among those who stayed loyal to Lysimachus. [11]

According to an inscription found, Autodicus had a wife called Adeia, [12] by whom he had children. However the identities of their children are unknown.

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  1. ↑ Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.65
  2. ↑ Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.65
  3. ↑ Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.3
  4. ↑ "Lysimachus' article at Livius.org". Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  5. ↑ Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.2
  6. ↑ Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.2
  7. ↑ Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.153
  8. ↑ Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.3
  9. ↑ Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.65
  10. ↑ Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.180
  11. ↑ Lund, Lysimachus: A Study in Early Hellenistic Kingship, p.187
  12. ↑ Heckel, Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander’s empire, p.65

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