Philotas (father of Parmenion)
For persons with the same name, see Philotas (disambiguation).
Philotas (Greek: Φιλώτας; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian soldier, father of Parmenion, the general of Alexander the Great (336 — 323 BC).[1] It appears that he had two other sons, Asander and Agathon.[2]
Notes
- ↑ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, iii. 11
- ↑ Arrian, i. 17; Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xix. 75
References
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Philotas (1)", Boston, (1867)
Sources
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