Aeropos (General)

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Aeropos ( Greek  Ἀέροπος ) was a Macedonian general (hegemon) in the army of King Philip II at the time of the battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC. If he was identical to the father of the same name of the three traitors Arrhabaius , Heromenes (both † 336 BC) and Alexandros († 330 BC), he came from the Upper Macedonian region of Lynkestis , perhaps as a member of their royal family.

Together with the officer Damasippos, Aeropos was conquered by King Philip II in 338 BC. BC not only released from military service, but also banished from Macedonia after both of them were guilty of indiscipline because they had given a harpist access to the camp.

For historical research (see Waldemar Heckel ), this punishment appears to be too harsh for a rather trivial disciplinary offense and is explained with the possible origin of the Aeropos from the lynkest princely family, which was traditionally in rivalry with the Macedonian royal family and possibly claims to the Macedonian throne could register. This assumption is supported by a sentence from Plutarch , who wrote about the murder of Philip II: "Macedonia was beside itself and now looked at Amyntas IV and the sons of Aeropos", which implies a right to the throne of the Aeropos sons. King Philip II could thus the minor offense of the Aeropos in the year 338 BC. BC as an excuse to banish a potential political unrest factor from his kingdom. The banishment, in turn, may have contributed to the motivation of some family members (Arrhabaios, Heromenes) in the murder of Philip II.

The Aeropos family:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aeropos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Arrhabaios
† 336 BC Chr.
 
 Heromenes
† 336 BC Chr.
 
 Alexandros
† 330 BC Chr.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amyntas
† 333 BC Chr.
 
 Neoptolemus
† 334 BC Chr.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Polyainos , Strategemata 4, 2, 3.
  2. ↑ Plutarch, Moralia 327c = De Alexandri Magni fortuna aut virtute 1, 3. See Hammond, p. 459.
  3. ↑ Diodorus 17, 2, 1.

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personal data
SURNAME Aeropos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ἀέροπος (Greek)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Macedonian general
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH after 338 BC Chr.