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Simmias

Simmias may refer to:*Simmias of Thebes follower of Socrates*Simmias of Macedon general of Alexander the Great*Simmias of Rhodes poet and grammarian *Simmias of Syracuse student of philosophy...

Simmias (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;...

 Σιμμιας) 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 officer, son of Andromenes

Andromenes

Andromenes may refer to:*Andromenes, a Macedonian nobleman from Tymphaia, officer in Philip’s army and father of four sons; Amyntas, Attalus, Polemon and Simmias who all of them served in Alexander's campaign....

 from Tymphaia and brother of Attalus and Amyntas, the officers of Alexander the Great. He probably served in the division of the phalanx

Phalanx formation

The phalanx is a rectangular mass military formation, usually composed entirely of heavy infantry armed with spears, pikes, sarissas, or similar weapons...

, commanded by his brother Amyntas, as we find him taking the command of it at the battle of Gaugamela

Battle of Gaugamela

The Battle of Gaugamela took place in 331 BC between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. The battle, which is also called the Battle of Arbela, resulted in a massive victory for the ancient Macedonians and led to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire.-Location:Darius chose a flat, open plain...

 during his brother's absence. On this occasion his division was one of those which bore the chief brunt of the battle. In 330 BC

330 BC

Year 330 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 Venno...

 he was accused, together with his brothers, of having been concerned in the conspiracy of Philotas

Philotas

Philotas was the eldest son of Parmenion, Alexander's most experienced and talented general. When Alexander became king of Macedonia with Parmenion's support Philotas (in Greek, Φιλώτας, died October 330 BC) was the eldest son of Parmenion, Alexander's most experienced and talented general. When...

; but the vigorous defence of Amyntas before the Macedonian army procured their joint acquittal.