Philotas
Sign in to savePhilotas (; 365 BC – October 330 BC) was the eldest son of Parmenion, one of Alexander the Great's most experienced and talented generals. He rose to command the Companion Cavalry, but was accused of conspiring against Alexander and executed.
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- Military person.honorific_prefix
- General
- Military person.name
- Philotas
- Military person.native_name
- Φιλώτας
- Military person.native_name_lang
- el
- Military person.image
- Philotas and other conspirators condemned and stoned to death (1696).jpg
- Military person.birth_date
- 365 BC
- Military person.death_date
- October 330 BC (aged 34-35)
- Military person.allegiance
- Macedonia
- Military person.rank
- Commander of the Companion Cavalry
- Military person.commands
- Companion Cavalry
- Military person.battles
- Wars of Alexander the Great Battle of the Granicus Siege of Miletus Siege of Tyre
- Military person.relations
- Parmenion (father), Nikanor and Hector (brothers), Asander and Agathon (uncles)
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- 0330-01-01
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- ピロタス
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- Φιλώτας
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Philotas (; 365 BC – October 330 BC) was the eldest son of Parmenion, one of Alexander the Great's most experienced and talented generals. He rose to command the Companion Cavalry, but was accused of conspiring against Alexander and executed.
==Biography== When Alexander became king of Macedonia (336 BC) with Parmenion's support, he and his relations were rewarded with offices and commissions. Philotas was promoted, from a commander of a cavalry squadron to commander of the Companions, the corps of Macedonian cavalry that also provided bodyguards and attendants to the King. In battle, Alexander rode with and led this cavalry corps; they were, literally, his "companions," hence the name. Philotas, though a highly capable officer, was widely perceived as arrogant and pompous; he was never able to master the role of courtier, was often a center of conflict, and often earned the King's disfavour. He would serve alongside Alexander in numerous battles, fighting at the Battle of the Granicus, the Siege of Miletus, and the Siege of Tyre.