Erigyius
Erigyius (in
Darius III. In the same year Erigyius was entrusted with the command of one of the three divisions with which Alexander invaded Hyrcania. He was also among the generals sent against Satibarzanes, whom he slew in battle with his own hand. In 329 BC, together with Craterus and Hephaestion, and with the assistance of Aristander, a soothsayer, he endeavoured to dissuade Alexander from crossing the Jaxartes river against the Scythians. In 328 BC he fell in a battle against the Bactrian fugitives.[1]
References
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Erigyius", Boston, (1867)
Notes
- Anabasis Alexandri, iii. 6, 11, 20, 23, 28, iv. 4; Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xvii. 57; Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni, vi. 4, vii. 3-4, viii. 2
External links
- Livius, Erigyius Archived 2012-10-14 at the Wayback Machine by Jona Lendering
- Pothos.org, Erigyius, son of Larichus
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