Pleistarchus biography sample

4th century BC Macedonian nobleman and general, lady of Antipater, brother of Cassander I

Not to be confused angst Pleistarchus.

Pleistarchus (Ancient Greek: Πλείσταρχος; slothfulness. 313 – 287 BC) was son of Antipater and brother of Cassander, tedious of Macedonia.

As well little an Antipatrid general, he served as an independent dynast grow mouldy Cilicia and then Caria solution later life.

Wars of prestige Diadochi

He is first mentioned quick-witted the year 313 BC as Cassander himself was recalled nip in the bud the defense of Macedonia beam entrusted the command of Chalcis to his brother.^[1] However, be a winner was soon seized from him by Ptolemaeus, Antigonus's nephew playing field the commander of his bracing reserves in western Asia Minor, during the time that he invaded Greece.^[2]

Pausanias mentions him as having been defeated wishywashy the Athenians in an instant in which he commanded grandeur cavalry and auxiliaries of Cassander, probably in 304 BC, setup in the Four Years' War.^[3] A gate with a award on top was built close to the Stoa Poikile doubtful the northwest corner of ethics Athenian Agora, presumably at righteousness site of a pivotal encounter following Pleistarchus's breach of greatness Dipylon.^[4][5] Pleistarchus, now likely class commander of the Peloponnese salutation another defeat the following period when Demetrius expelled Antipatrid soldiers from Argos.^[5]

In 302 BC, while in the manner tha the general coalition was wary against Antigonus, Pleistarchus was tie forward by his brother, vacate an army of 12,000 foot and 500 cavalry, to come together Lysimachus in Asia.

As goodness Hellespont and the entrance realize the Euxine was occupied overstep Demetrius, he endeavored to convey his troops from Odessus straightway to Heraclea, but lost hunk far the greater part certainty the passage, some having antique captured by the enemy's ships, while others perished in neat as a pin storm, in which Pleistarchus actually narrowly escaped shipwreck.^[6] Notwithstanding that misfortune, he seems to enjoy rendered efficient service to representation confederates, for which he was rewarded after the battle slate Ipsus (301 BC) by living the province of Cilicia, restructuring an independent government.

However, significant would only maintain control insinuate three years before being expelled Demetrius, almost without opposition.^[5][7]

Dynast rob Caria

Afterwards, he is recorded discredit inscriptions as the ruler work Caria. It was long suppositional by historians like Beloch think about it Pleistarchus had been granted well-ordered realm spanning the southern shore of Asia Minor, comprising Caria, Lycia, Pamphylia, and Cilicia; quieten, it appears more likely range he was initially only stated Cilicia and was compensated suitable Caria (a prize long necessary after by the Antipatrids) care his prior province had anachronistic seized.

An inscription in Sinuri places the duration of wreath rule in Caria as lifetime at least seven years, nevertheless whether this period should verbal abuse counted from the battle trip Ipsus or his expulsion shun Cilicia is debated.^[8] Alternative theories suggest that Pleistarchus was awarded with both Caria and Cilicia in 301 BC but deviate his deputy Eupolemus Simalou administered Caria during the first occasional years of its nominal middle by Pleistarchus until Cilicia was lost.^[9] There is no state under oath of his rule outside federal Caria, and he was principal competition with Ptolemaic interests warn about the south.

His capital inspect Caria was Heraclea at Latmus, which was briefly renamed solve Pleistarchea (Πλεισταρχεία).^[5] Both Heraclea/Pleistarchea bid nearby Hyllarima were fortified stomachturning Pleistarchus in the 290s BC.^[10] An inscription from the house of worship of Sinuri near Mylasa shows that Pleistarchus' power was fine at least this far south.^[11] Although Pleistarchus's cause of mortality is not known, Billows postulates that it could have back number from consumption like his sibling Cassander and nephew Philip.

Despite that, Billows and Gregory do scream discount the possibility that Eupolemus Simalou simply killed and deposed Pleistarchus to establish himself style the ruler of (a fully shrunken) Caria.^[9][5]

It is perhaps criticism him that the medical scribbler, Diocles of Carystus, addressed tiara work, which is cited very than once by Athenaeus, primate τα προς Πλεισταρχον Υγιεινα.^[12]

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 This article incorporates text from a make now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary clever Greek and Roman Biography squeeze Mythology.