Philotas (general)
Philotas ( Greek Φιλώτας) was a Macedonian general ( strategos ) during the Diadoch Wars of the 4th century BC.
Philota's family background is unknown. He is not to be confused with Philotas (son of Parmenion) , to what extent he could have been identical with the satrap Philotas cannot be established.
After the death of Alexander the Great, Philotas was a supporter of the imperial regent Perdiccas . After the 321 BC Chr. Was murdered on the Nile , he joined the outlaw Alketas , whom he supported in Caria against Asandros . 319 BC They were defeated in Pisidia in a battle near Cretopolis against Antigonus Monophthalmos ; Alketas committed suicide, Philotas was taken prisoner with others. 316 BC After a revolt, the prisoners were able to take control of the rock castle in Phrygia in which they were incarcerated. But after a four month siege, they had to surrender to Antigonus again.
Philotas, however, changed to the allegiance of Antigonus, for whom he 313 BC. BC Miletus conquered during the third Diadoch war. Shortly before the Battle of Ipsos in 301 BC Chr. Philotas changed sides and went over to Lysimachos . Together with the treasurer Philetairus , he was entrusted with the security of Pergamon . After that his track is lost.
literature
- Waldemar Heckel : The marshals of Alexander's empire . Routledge, 1992, ISBN 0-415-05053-7 .
Footnotes
- ↑ Diodorus , 18.45.3
- ↑ Diodorus, 19.16
- ↑ Diodorus, 19.75.3-4
- ↑ Diodor, 20.107.4-5; Pausanias , 1.8.1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philotas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Φιλώτας |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | General of Perdiccas and Antigonos Monophthalmos |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |