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Sostratus of Macedon

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Sostratus (Template:Lang-grc-gre, Sostratos), son of Amyntas, was an aristocratic Macedonian youth who served Alexander the Great.

Sostratus was implicated in the conspiracy of the pages against Alexander. As a result, he was executed by stoning with his lover Hermolaus.

References

  • Who's who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander's empire ISBN 978-1-4051-1210-9
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)