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Ariston of Macedon
Birth nameAriston
Battles/warsbattle of Gaugamela

Ariston (Greek: Ἀρίστων) was a Greek cavalry officer at the battle of Gaugamela, where his squadron was stationed between those of Glaucias and Sopolis.

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Ariston of Macedon

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Ariston (Greek: Ἀρίστων) was a Greek cavalry officer at the battle of Gaugamela, where his squadron was stationed between those of Glaucias and Sopolis...

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Glaucias of Macedon

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Tumulus" in Vergina in 1977–78 is believed to belong to Alexander IV. Ariston of Macedon Green, Peter. Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic Age. p44, 2007...

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Sopolis of Macedon

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that his son, Hermolaus, served as one of Alexander's Pages in 327 BC. Ariston of Macedon Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel...

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Ariston of Megalopolis

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Third Macedonian War in 171 BCE, pitting the Romans against Perseus of Macedon, Ariston advised the Achaeans to ally themselves with the Romans, and not...

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Kingdom of Dardania

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forcing her prince Ariston to flee to Dardania. It appears that the Dardani escaped the Macedonian yoke entirely during the Wars of the Diadochi as they...

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Ariston of Paionia

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Ariston (Greek: Ἀρίστων) was a member of the Paionian royal house, possibly brother of King Patraus and father of the later king, Audoleon. His service...

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List of ancient Greeks

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Tacticus – writer Aenesidemus – Sceptic philosopher Aeropus I of Macedon – king Aeropus II of Macedon – king Aesara – female Pythagorean philosopher Aeschines...

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Paeonians

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All the names of the Paeonian Kings that have come down to us are, in fact, explainable with and clearly related to Greek (Agis, Ariston, Audoleon, Lycceius...

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Battle of Gaugamela

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the banks of the river Bumodus, north of Arbela (modern-day Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan). Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Army of Macedon emerged victorious...

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List of ancient Macedonians

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horses) Philip (son of Menelaus) (after 331 BC, Erigyius), other allied Greeks (600 horses) Agathon (son of Tyrimmas), (later Ariston of Paionia) Thracian...

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Paeonian language

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late antiquity. Paeonia was located to the north of Macedon, south of Dardania, west of Thrace, and east of the southernmost Illyrians. Classical sources...

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Laeaeans

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against Perdiccas II of Macedon. The coins issued by the Laeaeans are judged to be of crude workmanship, and seem to be imitations of finer minted coins...

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Ptolemy II Philadelphus

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after the death of Alexander, and Queen Berenice I, originally from Macedon. During Ptolemy II's reign, the material and literary splendour of the Alexandrian...

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Patraus

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150 cavalrymen, commanded by Ariston, crossed with Alexander III's army into Asia Minor in 334. Ariston may have been a member of the Paeonian ruling house...

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Agrianes

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of the Dentheletae. Per Strabo the source of the river Strymon was within Agrianes' territory. In the times of Philip II of Macedon, the territory of...

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List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race

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Theodorus of Messene 184th Olympiad 44 BC - Theodorus for a second time 185th Olympiad 40 BC - Ariston of Thurii 186th Olympiad 36 BC - Scamander of Alexandria...

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Sophocles

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Colonus. One of his sons, Iophon, and a grandson, also named Sophocles (son of Ariston), also became playwrights. A very ancient source, Athenaeus's work Sophists...

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Triballi

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Athenian fleet, and organized a reconciliation. In 339 BC, when Philip II of Macedon was returning from his expedition against the Scythians, the Triballi...

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List of Classical Greek phrases

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he desired to fulfil — version recounted by Plutarch Ἄριστον μὲν ὕδωρ. áriston mèn húdōr. "Greatest however [is] water" — Pindar, Olymp. 1, 1 Used as...

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Modern influence of Ancient Greece

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Polyhistor, quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, his actual name was Aristocles, son of Ariston, of the deme (suburb) Collytus, in Athens. Along with his teacher, Socrates...

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Almopians

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region of Almopia in Lower Macedonia, which was named after the tribe. They were expelled after the conquest of the region by Alexander I of Macedon. According...

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Lyppeius

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speculation. The majority of information about Lyppeius revolves around his conflict with his southern neighbor, Philip II of Macedon. Shortly after Philip's...

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Scopas of Aetolia

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kinsman of Ariston, who at this time held the office of strategos in the Aetolian League, and the latter confided to him the chief conduct of affairs...

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List of ancient Olympic victors

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The current list of ancient Olympic victors contains all of the known victors of the ancient Olympic Games from the 1st Games in 776 BC up to 264th in...

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Eponymous archon

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ἄρχοντες, archontes) means "ruler" or "lord", frequently used as the title of a specific public office, while "eponymous" means that he gave his name to...

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