Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
Ptolemy ( Greek Πτολεμαῖος ; † 333 BC ), son of Seleucus, was an officer of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Presumably he was related to the founder of the dynasty Seleucus .
Ptolemy was referred to by Arrian as a "royal bodyguard", which he probably confused with the somatophylax of the same name . In the late year 334 BC He was entrusted with the management of the newly married warriors, who were brought to Macedonia again over the winter. In the spring of 333 BC He led these warriors and an additional 3,000 Macedonian infantrymen, 300 Macedonian cavalrymen, 200 Thessalian mounted men and 150 Elieners to the army encamped in Gordion . In the Battle of Issus Ptolemy stood as taxiarchos of the Tymphainic phalanx (pezhetairoi) against the ranks of the Greek mercenaries on the Persian side. He was killed in battle after a valiant fight, his division was taken over by Polyperchon .
In addition to the somatophylax Ptolemy, Ptolemy, son of Seleucus, is considered to be the father of that Ptolemy, who at the conference of Triparadeisos in 320 BC. To the bodyguard of King Philip III. Arrhidaios was appointed.
literature
- Hans Volkmann : Ptolemy 7). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XXIII, 2, Stuttgart 1959, Sp. 1594.
Individual evidence
- ^ Arrian, Anabasis 1, 24, 1.
- ↑ Arrian, Anabasis 1, 29, 4; Curtius Rufus 3, 1, 24.
- ↑ Arrian, Anabasis 2, 8, 4; Curtius Rufus 3, 9, 7.
- ↑ Arrian, Anabasis 2, 10, 7.
- ↑ Arrian, Anabasis 2, 12, 2.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ptolemy, son of Seleucus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Πτολεμαῖος |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Macedonian officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 333 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Issus |