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Philotas (father of Parmenion)

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Philotas (Greek: Φιλώτας; lived 4th century BC) was a Macedonian soldier, father of Parmenion, the general of Alexander the Great (336 — 323 BC).[1] It appears that he had two other sons, Asander and Agathon.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, iii. 11
  2. ^ Arrian, i. 17; Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xix. 75

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  •  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)