Asandros (Lydia)
Asandros (Greek: Ἄσανδρος), son of Philotas, was a Macedonian general of Alexander the Great .
He was after the Battle of Granikos in 334 BC. Used as satrap in Lydia . Together with the general Ptolemy he triumphed over the Persian Orontopates . As early as 331 BC He was replaced by Menandros in office. He then rejoined the main army in the upper satrapies . After that, nothing more is passed down about him.
It was speculated in older historical research (including Berve , Badian ) that Asandros could have been a brother or close relative of the general Parmenion and that his recall was related to the differences between Alexander and Parmenion. Since Asandros after the year 331 BC Chr. Is no longer mentioned, he could have been eliminated after the execution of Philotas (330 BC) together with Parmenion. However, this assumption has been rejected in more recent studies (see: Heckel, Bosworth).
literature
- Waldemar Heckel : Asandros. In: American Journal of Philology . Vol. 98, No. 4, 1977, pp. 410-412, doi : 10.2307 / 293804 .
- Waldemar Heckel: The marshals of Alexander's empire. Routledge, London et al . 1992, ISBN 0-415-05053-7 .
- Albert B. Bosworth: From Arrian to Alexander. Studies in Historical Interpretation. Clarendon Press, Oxford et al. 1988, ISBN 0-19-814863-1 (Reprinted. Ibid. 2000).
Remarks
- ↑ Arrian Anabasis 1.17.7
- ↑ Arrian Anabasis 2.5.7; The general Ptolemy should not be confused with his more famous namesake Ptolemy . The one named here was probably a brother of Antigonus Monophthalmos . (Richard A. Billows: Antigonos the One-eyed and the creation of the Hellenistic state (= Hellenistic Culture and Society. 4). University of California Press, Berkeley CA et al. 1990, ISBN 0-520-06378-3 ).
- ↑ Arrian Anabasis 3.6.7
- ↑ Curtius 07/10/12
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asandros |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Άσανδρος (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General Alexander the Great, Satrap of Lydia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC Chr. |