4th-century BCE soldier, cavalry officer of Philip II and Alexander the Great
Cleitus the Black
Alexander kills Cleitus, André Castaigne, c. 1898–1899
Native name
Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας
Birth name
Cleitus
Born
375 BC
Died
328 BC (aged 46–47 years old) Markanda, Bactria
Allegiance
Macedonia
Commands held
Companion cavalry
Battles/wars
Wars of Alexander the Great
Battle of the Granicus
Relations
Lanike (sister), Critias (grandfather)
Cleitus the Black (Greek: Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας; c. 375 BC – 328 BC) was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC and was killed by him in a drunken quarrel six years later.[1][2][3] Cleitus was the son of Dropidas (who was the son of Critias) and brother of Alexander's nurse, Lanike.[4][5][6] He would be given the epithet 'the Black' to distinguish him from Cleitus the White.[7]
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was the sister of CleitustheBlack, and the nurse of Alexander the Great. She was born, most likely, shortly after 380 BC; for she is named as the mother...
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deeply upset the Macedonians who were close to Alexander. That same year a confrontation occurred between Alexander and CleitustheBlack an officer in...
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conservative commander and is slightly marginalized. The film depicts him as being assassinated by CleitustheBlack and Antigonus just after reading from their...
his sword arm was cut off by CleitustheBlack. The other Macedonian cavalry had by then established a foothold on the river bank and reinforced Alexander's...
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of CleitustheBlack, which Alexander instantly and deeply regretted, is commonly cited to this end.[citation needed] Together with Suetonius's The Twelve...
Eumenes. In 328 BC, Artabazos resigned his satrapy, which was given to CleitustheBlack. Artabazos also had a son named Pharnabazus (fl. 370–320 BC). Carney...
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last wife. CleitustheBlack – Officer of Alexander's and Philip's army. Antipater – General of Alexander's and Philip's army. Leptine – The girl Alexander...
according to legend, was the first European to discover gunpowder CleitustheBlack (c. 375 BC–328 BC), one of Alexander the Great's officers Dub, King...
until the age of 13. Aristotle - Alexander's tutor in Mieza. Parmenion - Alexander and Philip's general, Philotas's father. CleitustheBlack - Officer...
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