Philotas of Macedonia
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For persons with the same name, see Philotas (disambiguation)
Philotas (in Greek
Φιλώτας; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedon
ian soldier, father of Parmenion
, the general of Alexander the Great (336
— 323 BC
). It appears that he had two other sons, Asander
and Agathon.
Philotas (disambiguation)
Philotas was the name of several ancient persons:*Philotas, the son of Parmenion executed by Alexander the Great*Philotas and grandfather of the famous Philotas*Philotas , a dithyrambic poet and musician 5th c...
Philotas (in Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
Φιλώτας; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedon
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
ian soldier, father of Parmenion
Parmenion
Parmenion was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, murdered on a suspected false charge of treason....
, the general of Alexander the Great (336
336 BC
Year 336 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Crassus and Duillius...
— 323 BC
323 BC
Year 323 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Longus and Cerretanus...
). It appears that he had two other sons, Asander
Asander
Asander was the son of Philotas and brother of Parmenion. Alexander the Great appointed him in 334 BC governor of Lydia and the other parts of the satrapy of Spithridates, and also placed under his command an army strong enough to maintain the Macedonian authority...
and Agathon.