Sopolis of Macedon
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Sopolis (Greek: ) , son of Hermodorus
, was hipparch of the ile of Hetairoi from Amphipolis
, since at least the Triballian campaign of Alexander the Great 335 BC
. That he belonged to the Macedonian aristocracy is indicated not only by his important cavalry command but also by the fact that his son, Hermolaus, served as one of Alexander's Pages in 327 BC.
Sopolis (Greek: ) , son of Hermodorus
Hermodorus
Hermodorus , who lived in the 4th century BC, is said to have circulated the works of Plato, and to have sold them in Sicily. Hermodorus himself appears to have been a philosopher, for we know the titles of two works that were attributed to him: On Plato , and On Mathematics ....
, was hipparch of the ile of Hetairoi from Amphipolis
Amphipolis
Amphipolis was an ancient Greek city in the region once inhabited by the Edoni people in the present-day region of Central Macedonia. It was built on a raised plateau overlooking the east bank of the river Strymon where it emerged from Lake Cercinitis, about 3 m. from the Aegean Sea. Founded in...
, since at least the Triballian campaign of Alexander the Great 335 BC
335 BC
Year 335 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Calenus and Corvus...
. That he belonged to the Macedonian aristocracy is indicated not only by his important cavalry command but also by the fact that his son, Hermolaus, served as one of Alexander's Pages in 327 BC.