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Leonnatus ( Greek: Λεοννάτος; 356 BC – 322 BC) was a Macedonian officer of Alexander the Great and one of the diadochi. He was a member of the royal house of Lyncestis, a small Greek kingdom that had been included in Macedonia by King Philip II of Macedon.
Leonnatus (356-322): one of the officers of Alexander the Great, saved his king's life in India and played a minor role in the wars of the Diadochi. Leonnatus was the son of Anteas, a member of the royal house of Lyncestis, a small kingdom in the valley of the Crna that had been included in Macedonia by king Philip, the father of Alexander and ...
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Battle of Melitaea. The Battle of Melitaea took place in 322 BC during the Lamian War (323–322 BC). The Greek allies led by Antiphilus and Menon of Pharsalus won a victory against the Macedonian army commanded by Leonnatus, who died during the battle.
- 322 BC
- Unknown location in Thessaly
- Greek victory
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Little of Leontius' early life is known, other than that he was from Isauria, and possibly of Armenian descent. Christian Settipani speculates that Leontius was the son of certain Lazarus, who was the direct descendant of emperor Phocas and general Priscus. Furthermore, Settipani identifies patrikios Tarasius as Leontius' son. Leontius was appointe...
Upon his coronation, Leontius, now known as "Leo", adopted a moderate political stance. He restricted the activity of the Byzantine army, allowing small raids against the border of the Byzantine empire to proceed without reprisal, and instead focused upon consolidation. Very little is known of his domestic policy, except that he had the port of Neo...
Bibliography
1. Asimov, Isaac (1970). Constantinople: The Forgotten Empire. Houghton Mifflin. 2. Bacharach, Jere L. (2010). Signs of Sovereignty: The Shahāda, Quranic verses, and the Coinage of Abd Al-Malik. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-9-004-18511-1. 3. Brubaker, Leslie; Haldon, John (2011). Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era, c. 680–850: A History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-43093-7. 4. Donner, Fred M. (2010). Muhammad and the Believers, at the Origins of Islam. Cambridge, Massachuset...
Web sources
1. "Leontius II". The British Museum. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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Quick Reference. ( c. 358–322bc), Macedonian nobleman, related to the royal house through Eurydīcē, mother of Philip II. As bodyguard of Philip, Leonnatus helped kill his murderer; under Alexander (2) the Great, whom he accompanied to Asia, he fulfilled diplomatic missions, rose to Bodyguard in 332, and participated in all further political ...
Leonnatus, son of Anteas, plays a minor part in the early part of Alexander’s history, emerging as a character of note only after 328BC. However, he served with distinction as one of Alexander’s bodyguards, so earns his place as one of the king’s closest companions.
Leonnatus (c. 358–322 BCE), Macedoniannobleman, related to the Argeads through Eurydice, mother of *Philip (1) II. As bodyguard of Philip II, Leonnatus helped kill his murderer Pausanias; under *Alexander (3) the Great, whom he accompanied to Asia, he fulfilled diplomatic missions, became bodyguard ( sōmatophylax) in 322 and participated in ...
