Nitaphone
Nitaphon was a son of the king of Salamis , Pnytagoras . His brother Nikokreon succeeded his father as king. Nitaphon belonged to a group of Cypriots who met Alexander the Great in 326 BC. On the Hydaspes as Trierarchs of the Indus fleet. The sources leave open the possibility of whether Nitaphon and Pnytagoras were possibly the same person.
literature
- Helga Gesche : Nikokles von Paphos and Nikokreon von Salamis , in: Chiron 4 (1974) pp. 103-125
swell
- Arrian Ind. 18.8
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| SURNAME | Nitaphone |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Officer of Alexander the Great |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC Chr. |