Alexander of Lyncestis
Alexander (
Background
Alexander was a contemporary of
Career
Moreover, King Alexander not only pardoned him, but even made him his friend and raised him to high honors. He was first entrusted with the command of an army in
In this manner Alexander was dragged about for three years with the army in Asia, until in 330, when, Philotas having been executed for similar crime, the Macedonians demanded that Alexander Lyncestes should likewise be tried and punished accordingly. Alexander the Great gave way, and as the traitor was unable to exculpate himself, he was put to death at Alexandria Prophthasia, the capital of Drangiana.[7][8][9]
Alexander's likely motive originally, was to gain possession of the throne of Macedonia, which previous to the reign of Amyntas III of Macedon had for a time belonged to his family.
See also
- Amyntas (son of Antiochus) – 4th-century BC Macedonian general
References
- ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Alexander". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 111. Archived from the original on 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
- ^ Justin, xi. 2
- ^ Justin, xi. 7, xii. 14
- Anabasis Alexandri25
- ^ Quintus Curtius Rufus, vii. 1
- ^ Justin, xi. 2
- ^ Quintus Curtius Rufus, viii. 1
- ^ Justin, xii. 14
- ^ Diodorus Siculus, xvii. 32, 80
External links
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alexander". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.