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Leonnatus. 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 was the same age as Alexander and was very close to him.
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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Leonnatus. 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 ...
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The Athenians, upon learning of the death of Alexander the Great in June 323 BC, decided to turn against Macedonian hegemony in the rest of Greece. Recruiting a force of mercenaries and joined by many other city-states, the Athenians were at first able to bring superior numbers against the enemy as Antipater, the Macedonian viceroy in Europe, was l...
Antipater and Craterus now marched their combined army south to force the Athenians and their allies into battle. The Athenians, after calling together their dispersed forces, met the Macedonians near Crannon in Thessaly. Relying on the high reputation of the Thessalian horse, the Athenian general Antiphilus decided to try to win the battle using c...
While the Athenian led army was still intact, it was clear that the Macedonians had gained the advantage in the war. After conferring with his cavalry commander, Menon of Pharsalus, Antiphilus therefore sent an embassy to Antipater the next day asking for terms. Antipater refused to conclude any general peace with the Athenian led alliance as a who...
Siculus, Diodorus. Bibliotheca historica(in Ancient Greek). Vol. Book XVIII: 323-318 BC.Heckel, Waldemar (1992). The Marshals of Alexander's Empire. New York City: Routledge. OCLC 849098473.- August 322 BC
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Leonnatus ( c. 358–322 bc) (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 ...
Jun 12, 2006 · The 2,000 Indians within fought to the last man. After a meal and short rest, Alexander roused his men to march, again under cover of night. Most of the Mallian survivors had fled south across the Hydraotes before the Macedonians reached it; the remnants still struggling to cross the river were cut down.
Leonnatus, son of Anteas. 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. We don’t have a date for Leonnatus’ birth ...
