Nikanor (Egypt)

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Nikanor was believed to be one of Alexander the great's officers . After his death he joined Ptolemy I and served as a philos and strategist . For Ptolemy he conquered Koilesyria and Phenicia by land , presumably together with Ptolemy, who commanded the navy.

literature

  • Helmut Berve : The Alexander Empire on a prosopographical basis. Volume 2 , CH Beck, Munich 1926 (No. 559).
personal data
SURNAME Nikanor
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Macedonian officer under Ptolemy I.
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr.