Polyperchon
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Polyperchon (sometimes written Polysperchon; ; b. between 390–380 BC – d. after 304 BC, possibly into 3rd century BC), was a Macedonian Greek general who served both Philip II and Alexander the Great and then played an active role in the ensuing battles for control between Alexander's generals.
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- date of birth
- 0394-01-01
- date of death
- 0303-01-01
- name in native language
- Πολυπέρχων
- significant place
- Macedonia
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- Early career
- First War of the Diadochi
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- Regency in exile
- Reconciliation with Cassander
- Later life
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Polyperchon (sometimes written Polysperchon; ; b. between 390–380 BC – d. after 304 BC, possibly into 3rd century BC), was a Macedonian Greek general who served both Philip II and Alexander the Great and then played an active role in the ensuing battles for control between Alexander's generals.
== Early career == Polyperchon was born between 390 and 380 BC. His father, Simmias, belonged to the local aristocracy from Tymphaia in Upper Macedonia, which was located in the valley of the Aliakmon River on the border with Thessaly and was a descendant of the royal dynasty of the local kings. Polyperchon also had a brother, Andromenes, whose sons: Amyntas, Simmias, Attalus, and Polemon became commanders in the army of Alexander the Great. Claudius Aelian reports a rumor that in his youth Polyperchon was a bandit. However, this fragment is found among twenty others, which in most cases are unreliable claims about the origins and early years of well-known figures of antiquity.