Amyntas (son of Arrhabaios)

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Amyntas ( Greek  Ἀμύντας ; † probably 333 BC ), son of Arrhabaios , was a Macedonian general in the 4th century BC.

Amyntas already served as a general to King Philip II of Macedonia . Together with Parmenion and Attalus he was one of the generals who in 336 BC. BC led the Macedonian advance command to Asia Minor . When the king was murdered that same year, his father and uncle Heromenes were executed on suspicion of being involved in the murder. His own brother Neoptolemus fled to the Persian court. Amyntas himself as well as another uncle, Alexander the Lynkeste , were not persecuted in this matter by the new king Alexander the great .

In 334 BC In the beginning of the campaign against Persia , Amyntas was entrusted with important military commands, which shows him still in a position of trust in Alexander. So he led the advance guard and reconnaissance missions of the army on the advance to Granikos . In the ensuing Battle of Granikos , Amyntas was instrumental in being in command of the right wing, consisting of the Paionians and a squadron sarissophoroi . He led them across the river and filled the gap in the line of Persians through which Alexander could lead the victorious cavalry attack against the enemy center. During the subsequent capture of Halicarnassus his brother fighting on the Persian side was killed and shortly afterwards his uncle Alexander the Lynkeste was convicted of the conspiracy and imprisoned. Amyntas himself remained unmolested by any suspicion. During the conquest of Sagalassos in the winter of 334/333 BC. He led the left wing of the army. After that, however, nothing more of him has come down to us, probably because he died shortly afterwards.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Justin 9: 5, 8
  2. ↑ For the relationships, see Arrian Anabasis 1, 12, 7; 1, 14, 1
  3. ↑ Arrian Anabasis 1, 20, 10
  4. ↑ Arrian Anabasis 1, 12, 7
  5. ↑ Arrian Anabasis 1, 14, 6-15, 1
  6. ↑ Arrian Anabasis 1, 28, 4
personal data
SURNAME Amyntas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ἀμύντας; Amyntas, son of Arrhabaios
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Macedonian general
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 333 BC Chr.