#ANTIPATRO

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CONJURA-ARTE-PINTURA-ENVENENAR-VENENO-COPA-ALEJANDRO MAGNO-CASANDRO-YOLAS-HIJOS-ANTIPATRO-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: CONJURA-ARTE-PINTURA-ENVENENAR-VENENO-COPA-ALEJANDRO MAGNO-CASANDRO-YOLAS-HIJOS-ANTIPATRO-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Parecer ser que el Rey de Macedonia y Emperador de Persia ALEJANDO MANO fue víctima de una conjura para ser envenenado en Babilonia, los hijos del Regente Antípatro fueron los ejecutores de la muerte, Yolas bajo la dirección de su hermano CASANDRO vertió el veneno en la copa que terminaría con la vida del gran conquistador macedonio, los macedonios tenían por costumbre este tipo de acciones. Se terminaba un ciclo y pronto se abriría otro con las guerras civile entre los sucesores al trono, se conocieron como las Guerras de los Diádocos. Pintura del artista pintor Ernest Descals sobre papel de 50 x 70 centímetros, pintar las escenas históricas y a sus personajes en acción.

[jeannereames]

Forgive me if this is a very elementary question (inspired after watching your TikToks!!) but… I’ve always been curious: what exactly was the role of a secretary in the Macedonian court such that Eumenes could wield so much power and influence, especially during the Successor Wars? Like, to the point that the Chilliarch, the second-in-command to the king himself, would have beef with him? I guess when I think of a secretary, I envision the more stereotypical modern version of them, which is like an executive assistant, or the front desk receptionist, or a customer service agent, which obviously seems to be anachronistic. But I’m just struggling to comprehend what would have made Eumenes, or the role he occupied, such a controversial figure.

First, let me point to an important book by my colleague, Ed(ward M.) Anson, Eumenes of Cardia: a Greek among Macedonians (2nd ed., 2015). It’s a quite excellent discussion of Eumenes’s career, and was actually Ed’s dissertation topic. I reckon, like me, he waited a long while before turning the dissertation into a monograph (even the 1st edition). Alas, it’s expensive. Even I don’t own a copy, as I have access to the university library’s. But I do recommend that folks interested request it via Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Even smaller public libraries offer that service, although you might have to pay a (relatively) small shipping fee.

So, Eumenes is an interesting character in many ways. As you suggest, “secretary” gives the wrong impression. The word in Greek is grammateus, and it can mean any sort of scribe, clerk, records keeper…or the official in charge of the whole royal office: official correspondence, what letters the king actually saw, the keeping of the Royal Journal and other state records, etc., etc. A hugely influential position, his might be closer to what we’d call, in the US, the Chief of Staff.

In my opinion, that was the heart of Eumenes’s dislike of Hephaistion. I said it in my dissertation and still think it’s true. When Hephaistion was made Chiliarch, that put him above Eumenes in administration around Alexander. The Chief of Staff got demoted…and didn’t like it. It’s from Susa onward that the two men seem to clash—at least twice that we know about. (I differ with Ed on this; he thinks it was about personalities while I think it was more political- and status-driven.)

That Eumenes was loyal to Alexander—and the Argead family—isn’t in question. But it wasn’t just Hephaistion he had trouble with. We know he also didn’t like Antipatros—one reason he sided with Perdikkas, even when (his friend) Krateros joined Antipatros. He also had a long-standing family beef with Hekataios of Kardia, and later hated Kassandros (as the son of Antipatros). But he seems to have got on with Olympias and Kleopatra—who he tried to get Perdikkas to marry. Perdikkas took his advice and divorced Antipatros’s daughter Nikaia, which eventually led to his downfall. One can’t escape the sense that Eumenes was touchy. Then again, as I’ve said before, they all were. And he had to put up with being constantly looked down on both as a “mere secretary” and as a Greek among Macedonians. He advanced on Alexander’s favor…which probably made others jealous of him. In fact, I think that’s one reason he took Hephaistion’s promotion hard. He’d worked hard for Chief of Staff, and didn’t like Hephaistion butting in. And if Hephaistion was also of Greek descent (as I’ve argued), both may have had a sense that there was room only for one. Or at least Eumenes may have thought so.

Men in his position weren’t normally entrusted with military commands, but he proved to be surprisingly good and, according to Ed, probably had more army assignments during Alexander’s lifetime than he’s credited with. (He was allied with Ptolemy’s enemy, Perdikkas, remember and Ptolemy was Arrian’s chief military source.) When Perdikkas was elevated to Hephaistion’s position, Eumenes took Perdikkas’s old command, and later, was himself Chilliarch. The infantry seems to have liked/trusted him, and later, he was quite successful at securing Cappadocia. In fact, during the early Diadochi wars, it was his stratagem that defeated Krateros’ army and got him killed (perhaps to his own regret, although I think Plutarch exaggerated that account). He also fought—one-on-one—against Neoptolemos … another of Alexander’s officers he couldn’t stand. And beat him. Neoptolemos was a demonstrated military commander.

So he seems to have defied the usual expectation of what a grammateus could do—and become. He was the highest ranking Greek in Alexander’s army, the only one to really rub shoulders with the Macedonian inner circle.

EDIT: I realized I forgot Nearchos. So Eumenes AND Nearchos were the two top-ranked Greeks at Alexander's court at his death. But if anything, Eumenes had edged Nearchos in place.

[charlenefrl]

It's winter so it's time for the spin off of the spin off: I've got a Philippos story what may fit into a ten thousand thing of chaos.

So far it's going well, Perdikkas and Philippos have been in the same country for half a day and they are already wondering when they'll start killing each other.

[helianthusannnus]

The Death of Alexander the Great, My Final Log

I have travelled slightly back in time, to the end of Alexander the Great's reign.

The cause of his death has been heavily debated. I've heard rumors of poisoning, whispers of a man named Antipatros, the regent in Macedonia, who was summoned to Babylon by Alexander. He sent his eldest son, bearing poison. His youngest son was the royal wine pourer. I was able to deduce the rest myself.

He had fallen ill in late may or early June of 323, and suffered from a fever and fatigue. He pushed through it until he essentially became comatose. He tried to order a final review of his offers, but apparently, he could hardly nod at his subordinates due to his weakened state (The Landmark Arrian).

His subjects are alarmed, at how such a mighty conqueror could die so suddenly. No one knows how he really died, or how he would have been able to survive for so long if he had been poisoned. Rumors of a conspiracy are quickly forgotten, Alexander's subjects have been thrust into a volatile period of war. A war has begun over who would succeed him. Egypt isn't safe, nor is Macedonia. My time here has come to a close, and going back and forth in time has been a fulfilling and enlightening experience. I am grateful to have witnessed history and travelled the Hellenistic world, from Persepolis to Pakistan. I hope to return one day, but it was incredible to learn about the making of an Empire and start of an age that lingered for centuries.

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Meraviglie del Mondo Antico, all'Unitre

  MERAVIGLIE DEL MONDO ANTICO Conversazioni Visionarie sul Genio e il Coraggio dell’Uomo a cura dell’Architetto RAFFAELE DAVANZO Prima Conversazione Martedì 20 Febbraio 2024, ore 17 DA ERODOTO AD ANTIPATRO DI SIDONE; LA DEFINIZIONE DEL CATALOGO Seconda Conversazione Martedì 5 Marzo 2024, ore 17 LA REALTÀ ARCHEOLOGICA DEI SITI E LA LORO MITIZZAZIONE NEL RINASCIMENTO Terza Conversazione Lunedì…

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Erode il grande, re della Natività

Il re che fu testimone della nascita di Gesù…. Erode il Grande nacque intorno al 73 a.C.  primogenito dell’idumeo Antipatro e l’araba Cipro, nata a Petra, capitale dei Nabatei. L'Idumea, una regione compresa tra il regno di Giuda e il deserto del Negev, era stata conquistata dagli ebrei ed i suoi abitanti convertiti a forza all'ebraismo ai tempi del re asmoneo Giovanni Ircano cinquanta anni prima. Il padre di Erode, un nobile idumeo, era consigliere del re Ircano II della dinastia degli asmonei, giunto al trono nel 67 a.C. alla morte della madre Alessandra. Il fratello minore Aristobulo aveva iniziato una guerra civile per impadronirsi del trono, riuscendo a scacciare Ircano da Gerusalemme e questi aveva chiesto aiuto agli arabi nabatei e a Pompeo Magno. Nel 63 a.C. Pompeo liberò Gerusalemme, restituì il trono a Ircano e inviò a Roma Aristobulo e i suoi figli e Antipatro divenne amico di  Cesare, che lo nominò epitropo della Giudea, che riconosceva all'idumeo una autorità derivante dai romani. In seguito nel 47 a.C. Antipatro nominò Erode governatore della Galilea e Fasael, suo fratello, governatore di Gerusalemme. Erode fu deciso nel combattere i predoni e mise a morte Ezechia e la sua banda ma il sinedrio, dominato dai conservatori, non gradì di essere stato scavalcato e mise sotto accusa il giovane. Alla fine Sesto Cesare, il governatore romano della Siria, difese Erode lo nominò governatore della Celesiria e della Samaria. Nel 44 a.C. Cesare venne ucciso e Cassio Longino, uno dei congiurati, andò in Siria per raccogliere truppe e soldi per la guerra civile e così Antipatro ed Erode si schierarono con Cassio. Erode ebbe a disposizione una flotta ed un esercito, ma nel 43 a.C. Antipatro venne ucciso da Malico, esponente dell'opposizione conservatrice antiromana. Nell'autunno del 42 a.C. Antonio ed Ottaviano sconfissero Bruto e Cassio, che si suicidarono ed Erode andò ad Efeso dal vincitore ed ottenne la sua amicizia, oltre al titolo di tetrarca, che fu dato anche a Fasael. Nel 40 Antigono, il figlio di Aristobulo, fratello minore di Ircano, si alleò con i Parti che invasero la Palestina e tolsero il trono ad Ircano, mentre Fasael venne ucciso quando cercava di trattare con i Parti. Erode fuggì nella rocca di Masada e, affidata la difesa al fratello Giuseppe, si diresse verso Petra, ma il re dei nabatei Malco non lo volle ricevere. Così il giovane si recò in Egitto da Cleopatra, poi a Rodi, Brindisi e infine a Roma da Antonio. Alla fine del 40 a.C. Antonio convinse il senato romano a nominare Erode re di Giuda, come alleato ed amico del popolo romano. Nella primavera del 39 a.C. Erode sbarcò a Tolemaide sulla costa della alta Galilea. Riunì un esercito, liberò il fratello Giuseppe a Masada ed iniziò la lotta contro Antigono e, nel febbraio del 37 a.C, cominciò l'assedio di Gerusalemme e dopo cinque mesi, con l'ausilio delle truppe romane di Sosio, entrò in città. I romani presero Antigono, che fu fatto uccidere da Antonio, così Erode aveva il suo regno. Ai contadini senza terra Erode diede in affitto vaste porzioni delle sue terre con l'obbligo di coltivarle, bonificò terreni, fece canalizzazioni per l'irrigazione e aiutò la costituzione di aziende agricole modello. La politica di Erode ebbe grande successo e Ottaviano diede ad Erode altre regioni fuori del suo regno, espropriando l'aristocrazia che aveva appoggiato Antigono. Erode in seguito prese in affitto da Cleopatra delle coltivazioni di balsamina, utilizzata per la preparazione di unguenti, incensi, cosmetici, sfruttò i giacimenti di asfalto del Mar Morto. Nel 12 a.C il sovrano prese in affitto da Augusto le miniere di rame di Cipro. Inoltre Erode costruì i palazzi e i castelli di Gerusalemme, di Gerico, di Sepphoris in Galilea, di Bethrampta in Perea, di Ascalona, l'Herodion, la fortezza di Ircania, oltre a rendere più sicura la fortezza di Masada, fondò le città di Antipatride, oggi Ras el'ain, e di Fasaelide, oggi Chirbet fas'il e costruì centri sportivi, teatri, acquedotti, strade, porti. Antonio venne sconfitto da Ottaviano ad Azio il 2 settembre del 31 a.C ed Erode diede aiuto al governatore della Siria impegnato nel reprimere una sommossa di seguaci di Antonio, poi si recò a Rodi per incontrare Ottaviano e mettersi al suo servizio, così ottenne la conferma del suo regno egli venne affidata la Samaria, le città di Ippo e Gadara, e alcune città costiere. Erode in seguito promosse spettacoli ginnici e ludi circensi e, a partire dal 28 a.C. introdusse dei giochi quinquennali. Gli ebrei della Ionia poco dopo chiesero ai romani di essere esentati dal servizio militare, di poter considerare a tutti gli effetti festivo il sabato, così Erode nel 14 a.C. intervenne presso Agrippa e riuscì ad ottenere quanto questi chiedevano. Nel 6 a.C. il re procedette contro i farisei  che avevano vaticinato che, con la nascita del Messia, il regno di Erode sarebbe giunto alla fine. Dopo che alcuni giovani, spinti dai farisei, abbatterono l'aquila che Erode aveva posto all'entrata del tempio di Gerusalemme Erode li fece arrestare e condannare ma alla fine di marzo del 4 a. C, dopo una lunga malattia morì. Read the full article

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He hee fanfiction idea doodle.

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Nergal

1995

Infernal Death  #5

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1,500-year-old Byzantine Artifacts Found Under a Peach Orchard in Turkey

In the world-famous historical city of Iznik, which was the capital of four civilizations, a farmer found coins and historical artifacts in his peach orchard. The artifacts are believed to belong to the 1,500-year-old Byzantine period.

Özkan Yılmaz, a farmer, artifacts found in the orchard that resemble a tablet with a cross and figures of children on them.

“Iznik has been the capital city of four civilizations and such historical pieces are proof that our land is full of historical treasures. I was digging for peaches here and came across a shining object with some small coins next to it. I was surprisingly happy and excited when I realized what these objects are,” said Yılmaz.

Yilmaz said that he will deliver the historical artifacts to the museum as they enhance national history, and believes it is a moral duty to preserve treasures.

İznik is a city on the eastern shore of the same-named lake and is 86 kilometers (km) northeast of Bursa. Iznik was built between olive groves, vineyards, and orchards and is encircled by 2,000-year-old walls that are about 5 km long. The Cicekli, Karadin, and Cakırca mounds, which are close to the city, contain the remains of a civilization that existed 2,500 BC. The established settlements was named as ‘Helikore’ before the migration of Thracian tribes in the 7th century BC Khryseapolis (Gold City) name is read on the printed coins.

The city is renovated by Macedonian emperor Alexander’s general Antigonus in BC 316 years and the city is referred as Antigoneia. After the death of Alexander, the battle between Antigonus and the generals Lysimakhos is resulted with Lysimakhos’victory and he named the city after his wife Nicaea – the daughter of Antipatros.

An important city in early Christian history, İznik (known in ancient times as Nicaea) was the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea. These councils established key tenets of Christianity such as the Nicene Creed and sainted how Christians should interact with icons.

By Oguz Kayra.

[ernestdescalsartwok]

ALEJANDRO MAGNO-ARTE-PINTURA-ENVEVENADO-VENENO-ASESINADO-BABILONIA-CRATERO-POLITICA-MACEDONIA-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: ALEJANDRO MAGNO-ARTE-PINTURA-ENVEVENADO-VENENO-ASESINADO-BABILONIA-CRATERO-POLITICA-MACEDONIA-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- El Rey Macedonio y nuevo Emperador de Persia ALEJANDRO MAGNO sabe que lo están envenenando, el veneno ha sido depositado en su copa por los sicarios de Casandro, hijo del Regente Antípatro, Alejandro, como tantos otros en estas mismas circunstancias, no se resistió, su ilusión ya se había terminado cuando el ejército no quiso seguir las conquistas en Asia, de regreso a la nueva capital imperial, BABILONIA, fué víctima de la política macedonia y de los intereses de la aristocracia, el sueño había terminado, su misión había concluido, la historia no daba para más, era el momento que llevaba el presagio de las fururas guerras civiles entre los generalesy sátrapas macedonios, lo que se conoce como las Guerras de los Diádocos. Pintura histórica del artista pintor Ernest Descals sobre papel de 50 x 70 centímetros, con goauche he pintado la escena que marcó el epílogo de una epopeya, he querido resaltar la expresión de desilusión en el personaje que había creido que podría ser inmortal, sueños humanos.

[jeannereames]

Hello professor Reames! I just read your earlier answer about Antipatros, yet I still have to ask: didn't Alexander foresee how dangerous letting so much power consolidate in the hands of such a man could be? In the Macedon proper, nonetheless! Do you think, if Alexander had lived enough to return to Greece or at least after his conquests were solidified, that he would have removed Antipatros from his position as regent?

Why Antipatros Couldn't Become King

Antipatros couldn’t become king—not while an Argead lived. So why remove him? Also, it could have been dangerous. See, Antipatros had held the role of regent at least back to Perdikkas III, and his father/grandfather Iolaos, held it under Perdikkas II. That suggests a sort of hereditary position. To simply “remove” him from it would require a damn good reason.

Just like, when ATG came to the throne, he couldn’t just “fire” the Bodyguards (Somatophylakes) who his father had appointed. He had to wait until either they died, or they were reappointed (by him) to a more prestigious position such as a satrapy (as happened with Balakros).

If regent was indeed an hereditary role in Macedon, by removing Antipatros, Alexander would’ve had to be VERY careful about who he put there, if not Kassandros (which he’d have done when iron floated). Supposedly, towards the end of his life, he did send Krateros back to Macedon to become regent, as he’d apparently been quite ill, so it was a “medical leave” from active military duty. Although as I’ve said elsewhere, I think his real job, at least at first, was to oversee the construction of a fleet in Cilicia, for Alexander to attack Carthage. They just didn’t want to advertise that too soon. He may (or may not) have been intended to then go with the army to Carthage.

Antipatros was, meanwhile, summoned to Babylon. Again, some have assumed he was being called on the carpet for over-reach back home. I’m not so sure. If Alexander was about to leave Persia for Arabia and/or Carthage, it’s possible that he wanted somebody Very Experienced to hold the fort in Babylon/Persia. It’s possible, again, that he intended to leave Hephaistion there, but that obviously fell through. Even so, the orders to Antipatros and the sending home of Krateros happened sometime in the summer of 2024—before Hephaistion died. So that would have reflected what he intended before Hephaistion’s death cast a spanner in his original plans.

In short, I think there are ways to interpret these orders that aren’t negative. It’s possible he was worried about Antipatros’ consolidation of power, but I kinda doubt it—because that assumes Antipatros could make a bid for the kingship. And he couldn’t. Especially back home in Macedon, the citizens wouldn’t have accepted a non-Argead while an Argead lived.

The mistake I think folks commonly make is forgetting the “must be an Argead” rule…or discounting it because that dissolved in the Successor Wars. But it didn’t dissolve until surviving Argead males were dead. Nobody called himself “king” until after, even when they were acting like kings, and may well have planned to kill the king(s) as soon as they could get away with it. AND note that the Successor kings were really keen to marry an Argead woman (Kleopatra or Thessalonike). Furthermore, I suspect the idea that they could become kings themselves developed over time. Initially, they just wanted to carve off a chunk of the empire to effectively rule over, as satrap.

That (religious) royal charisma of the Argead line MATTERED, and was very, very deeply embedded in the consciousness of Macedonian tradition.

So, theories that Parmenion/Philotas were plotting to kill Alexander to become king, or that Antipatros planned to do so…those arise from not understanding how Macedonian kingship worked. And, furthermore, are kinda modern. Sure, it’s possible they wanted to kill Alexander (specifically) because they thought he’d got out of control…but they’d need an Argead to replace him. (Which would have been either Arrhidaios or, earlier, Alexander of Lynkestis.)

Such a supposition also assumes Philotas was part of Dimnos’s plot n the first place, and I don’t believe he was. I think he was just an arrogant little shit who didn’t take seriously, and so failed to report, Dimnos’s plot, then fell victim to his own stupidity. 😉 As for the supposed plot of Antipatros (and Aristotle) to poison Alexander (much later), that’s a product of the Successor Wars. Negative propaganda about Antipatros by his enemies.

So, I don’t think either plan was real anyway, at least not on Parmenion’s or Antipatros’s part. (Dimnos’s plot was certainly real.) Yet if they had been, neither Parmenion/Philotas nor Antipatros could have become king themselves. Ergo, any concerns on Alexander’s part wouldn’t have been over Antipatros consolidating power to take the throne, but consolidating power to assassinated HIM, specifically.

[charlenefrl]

Take care of your neck

I recently read something about how having only one eye will probably result in neck pains, and that's how I got an idea for a small snippet about the secret pairing of my Alexander novel.

Bellow the cut: Kleitos and Philippos haven't seen each other for months, and of course, the royal dumbass hasn't been taking care of himself.

Finding Philippos alone is a rare thing – not only because he’s the king, but because he’s one of the most gregarious creatures Kleitos ever met: he must have someone to laugh with, someone to drink with, someone to warm the bed, someone to cover with his shield. The years apart and the sour mood of the failing siege of Byzantium changed nothing; before Mieza, his lover always surrounded himself with the noises of people, and after, well… he just looks a bit older, with some grey at the edge of the beard.

Yet, he’s alone now. Kleitos knows the beast too well: smells like premeditation. And they have a real room with a lock, not the fragile flap of a tent to secure their privacy.

So the officer locks the door, very quietly, and moves to the side of the room with the desk, half buried under various opened letters, the chair, and the man sitting in the chair, who is pretending he hasn’t seen or heard him.

Kleitos says nothing, at first. Floors like that conceal nothing, and what he means to say cannot be heard. They are too old for this, bearded, full of scars, with too high a rank. They should have outgrown the affair more than a decade ago – and that’s just the start of what would be said about them, if the mob knew everything.

He wounds his arms around the shoulders of his lover. Philippos answers with a deep hum, lets his head rest on the shoulder of the younger man. They won’t have time for much more than this… they hardly ever do, when they campaign, even with their oldest friends covering their secret – or their self-destructive stupidity, as Parmenion likes to comment, pretending to disapprove the never-ending antics of his best friend.

In the silence the room affords them, for the first time since Kleitos brought Alexandros north from his regency at Pella and the short war that followed, he takes his time for a deep breath. He’s known only one man’s body in his life, and he knows his scent as if it were his own – the sweat, the discreet spices and wine of the God’s presence in his servant’s blood, the very slightly perfumed oil that suggests exotic woods.

There is something lacking, though. Kleitos pulls back; Philippos groans and finally lets go of his letter to turn toward his lover.

“Are you using the salves you physician gave you for your neck?” Kleitos asks.

The king blinks and then offers a blank, innocent face, the one that screams of mischief to any who knows him well.

“Of course,” he lies.

“You’re a brat,” Kleitos growls, fists hitting his hips. What in Hades has Parmenion been doing? Is old age eating at his sight? “Ma Dia Philippos, is it that hard to do what you’re told once in a while? What do you want? For you neck to be stuck again?  You had one job and that was to use the blasted salve!”

“I have way too many jobs!”

“And taking care of yourself is obviously not one you care about.”

“It smells like shite.”

“And you have one eye and neck pains.” And what gives Kleitos pains, right now, is to keep his voice to an angry whisper – what he needs is to shout at someone, or throw something, because it’s the same thing every-fucking-time with this family… and when it’s not Philippos losing an eye or a shoulder or a leg, it’s Alexandros throwing himself into a war Antipatros was perfectly able to deal with. At sixteen! Sixteen!

Clan of crazy dumbasses.

“And here I was, thinking I would get a kiss for our reunion,” Philippos declares with a pout. “You’re a nagging old nurse.”

“Yeah, that’s why you asked my sister to be the actual nurse of your son, remember?”

“But I missed you…”

Bah! Kleitos steps closer. His lover is giving him his best puppy look. That’s probably what people never expect from Philippos: the range of his acting ability. He can be scary as a storm, playful as a young dog, considerate like he’s got a mellow heart and hard as iron. Give him a lyre, he’ll torture it with the most astonishing lack of talent – give him a crowd and he’ll make them dance to his tune in a heartbeat.

The officer raises a hand. He starts with a very light caress, just grazing at the base of the neck, a caress that gets must rougher, much more dominating as it reaches the jaw, pulling for a kiss. Philippos may have a new lover at the turn of each season, none of them know what he truly likes – and none of them ever will, because that’s not the tastes a king can afford.

Kleitos lowers his head until his lips are a breath away from those of his lover.

And then he whispers: “Take care of your neck.”

He withdraws; Philippos slaps a hand atop the desk, suddenly thunderous, though they have been playing this game for too long for Kleitos to be afraid.

“Traitorous…”

But Kleitos has stepped away already, and the only answer he gives is his middle finger… and a slightly mocking smile that means he knows who will give in first.

Because even if Kleitos really wanted that kiss, what he truly needs is to know this self-destructive idiot will take care of himself.

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Not Jealous - a Kujira no Kora wa Sajou ni Utau fanfiction

“You are going to be my Valentine!”, Rochalito Anastenagmos Neie Imisukin Emarika Antipatros of Amonlogia declares.

Title: Not Jealous

Relationship: Rochalito Anastenagmos Neie Imisukin Emarika Antipatros of Amonlogia x Suou; Ouni x Nibi

Rating: G

Wordcount: 442

Read here

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Meet the son of Duke Amonlogia

My name is Rachalito Anastenagmos Neie Imisukin Emarika ANTIPATROS

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Ancient Greek names of kings of Macedon and Diadochi

1. ALEXANDROS m Ancient Greek (ALEXANDER Latinized) Pronounced: al-eg-ZAN-dur From the Greek name Alexandros, which meant ‘defending men’ from Greek alexein ‘to defend, protect, help’ and aner ‘man’ (genitive andros). Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, is the most famous bearer of this name. In the 4th century BC he built a huge empire out of Greece, Egypt, Persia, and parts of India. The name was borne by five kings of Macedon.

2. PHILIPPOS m Ancient Greek (PHILIP Latinized) Pronounced: FIL-ip From the Greek name Philippos which means ‘friend of horses’, composed of the elements philos ‘friend’ and hippos ‘horse’. The name was borne by five kings of Macedon, including Philip II the father of Alexander the Great.

3. AEROPOS m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Male form of Aerope who in Greek mythology was the wife of King Atreus of Mycenae. Aeropos was also the son of Aerope, daughter of Kepheus: ‘Ares, the Tegeans say, mated with Aerope, daughter of Kepheus (king of Tegea), the son of Aleos. She died in giving birth to a child, Aeropos, who clung to his mother even when she was dead, and sucked great abundance of milk from her breasts. Now this took place by the will of Ares.’ (Pausanias 8.44.) The name was borne by two kings of Macedon.

4. ALKETAS m Ancient Greek (ALCAEUS Latinized) Pronounced: al-SEE-us Derived from Greek alke meaning ‘strength’. This was the name of a 7th-century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos.

5. AMYNTAS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek amyntor meaning ‘defender’. The name was borne by three kings of Macedon.

6. ANTIGONOS m Ancient Greek (ANTIGONUS Latinized) Pronounced: an-TIG-o-nus Means ‘like the ancestor’ from Greek anti ‘like’ and goneus ‘ancestor’. This was the name of one of Alexander the Great’s generals. After Alexander died, he took control of most of Asia Minor. He was known as Antigonus ‘Monophthalmos’ (‘the One-Eyed’). Antigonos II (ruled 277-239 BC) was known as ‘Gonatos’ (‘knee, kneel’).

7. ANTIPATROS m Ancient Greek (ANTIPATER Latinized) Pronounced: an-TI-pa-tur From the Greek name Antipatros, which meant ‘like the father’ from Greek anti ‘like’ and pater ‘father’. This was the name of an officer of Alexander the Great, who became the regent of Macedon during Alexander’s absence.

8. ARCHELAOS m Ancient Greek (ARCHELAUS Latinized) Pronounced: ar-kee-LAY-us Latinized form of the Greek name Archelaos, which meant ‘master of the people’ from arche ‘master’ and laos ‘people’. It was also the name of the 7th Spartan king who came in the throne of Sparti in 886 BC, long before the establishment of the Macedonian state.

9. ARGAIOS m Greek Mythology (ARGUS Latinized) Derived from Greek argos meaning ‘glistening, shining’. In Greek myth this name belongs to both the man who built the Argo and a man with a hundred eyes. The name was borne by three kings of Macedon.

10. DEMETRIOS m Ancient Greek (DEMETRIUS Latinized) Latin form of the Greek name Demetrios, which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Demeter. Kings of Macedon and the Seleucid kingdom have had this name. Demetrios I (ruled 309-301 BC) was known as ‘Poliorketes’ (the ‘Beseiger’).

11. KARANOS m Ancient Greek (CARANUS Latinized) Derived from the archaic Greek word ‘koiranos’ or ‘karanon”, meaning ‘ruler’, ‘leader’ or ‘king’. Both words stem from the same archaic Doric root ‘kara’ meaning head, hence leader, royal master. The word ‘koiranos’ already had the meaning of ruler or king in Homer. Karanos is the name of the founder of the Argead dynasty of the Kings of Macedon.

12. KASSANDROS m Greek Mythology (CASSANDER Latinized) Pronounced: ka-SAN-dros Possibly means ‘shining upon man’, derived from Greek kekasmai ‘to shine’ and aner ‘man’ (genitive andros). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies. The name of a king of Macedon.

13. KOINOS m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek koinos meaning ‘usual, common’. An Argead king of Macedon in the 8th century BC.

14. LYSIMACHOS m Ancient Greek (LYSIMACHUS Latinized) Means ‘a loosening of battle’ from Greek lysis ‘a release, loosening’ and mache ‘battle’. This was the name of one of Alexander the Great’s generals. After Alexander’s death Lysimachus took control of Thrace.

15. SELEUKOS m Ancient Greek (SELEUCUS Latinized) Means ‘to be light’, ‘to be white’, derived from the Greek word leukos meaning ‘white, bright’. This was the name of one of Alexander’s generals that claimed most of Asia and founded the Seleucid dynasty after the death of Alexander in Babylon.

16. ARRIDHAIOS m Ancient Greek Son of Philip II and later king of Macedon. The greek etymology is Ari (= much) + adj Daios (= terrifying). Its full meaning is “too terrifying”. Its Aeolian type is Arribaeos.

17. ORESTES m Greek Mythology Pronounced: o-RES-teez Derived from Greek orestais meaning ‘of the mountains’. In Greek myth he was the son of Agamemnon. He killed his mother Clytemnestra after she killed his father. The name of a king of Macedon (ruled 399-396 BC).

18. PAUSANIAS m Ancient Greek King of Macedon in 393 BC. Pausanias was also the name of the Spartan king at the Battle of Plataea in 479 BC, and the name of the Greek traveller, geographer and writer whose most famous work is ‘Description of Greece’, and also the name of the man who assassinated Philip II of Macedon in 336 BC.

19. PERDIKKAS m Ancient Greek (PERDICCAS Latinized) Derived from Greek perdika meaning ‘partridge’. Perdikkas I is presented as founder of the kingdom of Macedon in Herodotus 8.137. The name was borne by three kings of Macedon.

20. PERSEUS m Greek Mythology Pronounced: PUR-see-us It derives from Greek verb pertho meaning ‘to destroy, conquer’. Its full meaning is the “conqueror”. Perseus was a hero in Greek legend. He killed Medusa, who was so ugly that anyone who gazed upon her was turned to stone, by looking at her in the reflection of his shield and slaying her in her sleep. The name of a king of Macedon (ruled 179-168 BC).

21. PTOLEMEOS m Ancient Greek (PTOLEMY Latinized) Pronounced: TAWL-e-mee Derived from Greek polemeios meaning ‘aggressive’ or ‘warlike’. Ptolemy was the name of several Greco-Egyptian rulers of Egypt, all descendents of Ptolemy I, one of Alexander the Great’s generals. This was also the name of a Greek astronomer. Ptolemy ‘Keraunos’ (ruled 281-279 BC) is named after the lighting bolt thrown by Zeus.

22. TYRIMMAS m Greek Mythology Tyrimmas, an Argead king of Macedon and son of Coenus. Also known as Temenus. In Greek mythology, Temenus was the son of Aristomaches and a great-great grandson of Herakles. He became king of Argos. Tyrimmas was also a man from Epirus and father of Evippe, who consorted with Odysseus (Parthenius of Nicaea, Love Romances, 3.1). Its full meaning is “the one who loves cheese”.

QUEENS AND ROYAL FAMILY

23. EURYDIKE f Greek Mythology (EURYDICE Latinized) Means ‘wide justice’ from Greek eurys ‘wide’ and dike ‘justice’. In Greek myth she was the wife of Orpheus. Her husband tried to rescue her from Hades, but he failed when he disobeyed the condition that he not look back upon her on their way out. Name of the mother of Philip II of Macedon.

24. BERENIKE f Ancient Greek (BERENICE Latinized) Pronounced: ber-e-NIE-see Means ‘bringing victory’ from pherein ‘to bring’ and nike ‘victory’. This name was common among the Ptolemy ruling family of Egypt.

25. KLEOPATRA f Ancient Greek (CLEOPATRA Latinized), English Pronounced: klee-o-PAT-ra Means ‘glory of the father’ from Greek kleos ‘glory’ combined with patros ‘of the father’. In the Iliad, the name of the wife of Meleager of Aetolia. This was also the name of queens of Egypt from the Ptolemaic royal family, including Cleopatra VII, the mistress of both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. After being defeated by Augustus she committed suicide by allowing herself to be bitten by an asp. Also the name of a bride of Philip II of Macedon.

26. CYNNA f Ancient Greek Half-sister of Alexander the great. Her name derives from the adj. of doric dialect Cyna (= tough).

27. THESSALONIKI f Ancient Greek Means ‘victory over the Thessalians’, from the name of the region of Thessaly and niki, meaning ‘victory’. Name of Alexander the Great’s step sister and of the city of Thessaloniki which was named after her in 315 BC.

GENERALS, SOLDIERS, PHILOSOPHERS AND OTHERS

28. PARMENION m ancient Greek The most famous General of Philip and Alexander the great. Another famous bearer of this name was the olympic winner Parmenion of Mitiline. His name derives from the name Parmenon + the ending -ion used to note descendancy. It means the “descedant of Parmenon”.

29. PEUKESTAS m Ancient Greek He saved Alexander the Great in India. One of the most known Macedonians. His name derives from Πευκής (= sharp) + the Doric ending -tas. Its full meaning is the “one who is sharp”.

30. ARISTOPHANES m Ancient Greek Derived from the Greek elements aristos ‘best’ and phanes ‘appearing’. The name of one of Alexander the Great’s personal body guard who was present during the murder of Cleitus. (Plutarch, Alexander, ‘The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans’). This was also the name of a 5th-century BC Athenian playwright.

31. KORRAGOS m Ancient Greek The Macedonian who challenged into a fight the Olympic winner Dioxippos and lost. His name derives from Koira (= army) + ago (= lead). Korragos has the meaning of “the leader of the army”.

32. ARISTON m Ancient Greek Derived from Greek aristos meaning ‘the best’. The name of a Macedonian officer on campaign with Alexander the Great (Arrian, Anabasis, Book II, 9 and Book III, 11, 14).

33. KLEITUS m Ancient Greek (CLEITUS Latinized) Means ‘calling forth’ or ‘summoned’ in Greek. A phalanx battalion commander in Alexander the Great’s army at the Battle of Hydaspes. Also the name of Alexander’s nurse’s brother, who severed the arm of the Persian Spithridates at the Battle of the Granicus.

34. HEPHAISTION m Greek Mythology Derived from Hephaistos (‘Hephaestus’ Latinized) who in Greek mythology was the god of fire and forging and one of the twelve Olympian deities. Hephaistos in Greek denotes a ‘furnace’ or ‘volcano’. Hephaistion was the companion and closest friend of Alexander the Great. He was also known as ‘Philalexandros’ (‘friend of Alexander’).

35. HERAKLEIDES m Ancient Greek (HERACLEIDES Latinized) Perhaps means ‘key of Hera’ from the name of the goddess Hera combined with Greek kleis ‘key’ or kleidon ‘little key’. The name of two Macedonian soldiers on campaign with Alexander the Great (Arrian, Anabasis, Book I, 2; Book III, 11 and Book VII, 16).

36. KRATEROS m Ancient Greek (CRATERUS Latinized) Derived from Greek adj. Κρατερός (= Powerful). This was the name of one of Alexander the Great’s generals. A friend of Alexander the Great, he was also known as ‘Philobasileus’ (‘friend of the King’).

37. NEOPTOLEMOS m Greek Mythology (NEOPTOLEMUS Latinized) Means ‘new war’, derived from Greek neos ‘new’ and polemos ‘war’. In Greek legend this was the name of the son of Achilles, brought into the Trojan War because it was prophesied the Greeks could not win it unless he was present. After the war he was slain by Orestes because of his marriage to Hermione. Neoptolemos was believed to be the ancestor of Alexander the Great on his mother’s (Olympias’) side (Plutarch). The name of two Macedonian soldiers during Alexander’s campaigns (Arrian, Anabasis, Book I, 6 and Book II, 27).

38. PHILOTAS m Ancient Greek From Greek philotes meaning ‘friendship’. Son of Parmenion and a commander of Alexander the Great’s Companion cavalry.

39. PHILOXENOS m Ancient Greek Meaning ‘friend of strangers’ derived from Greek philos meaning friend and xenos meaning ‘stranger, foreigner’. The name of a Macedonian soldier on campaign with Alexander the Great (Arrian, Anabasis, Book III, 6).

40. MENELAOS m Greek Mythology (MENELAUS Latinized) Means ‘withstanding the people’ from Greek meno ‘to last, to withstand’ and laos ‘the people’. In Greek legend he was a king of Sparta and the husband of Helen. When his wife was taken by Paris, the Greeks besieged the city of Troy in an effort to get her back. After the war Menelaus and Helen settled down to a happy life. Macedonian naval commander during the wars of the Diadochi and brother of Ptolemy Lagos.

41. LAOMEDON m ancient greek Friend from boyhood of Alexander and later Satrap. His names derives from the greek noun laos (λαός = “people” + medon (μέδω = “the one who governs”)

42. POLYPERCHON Ancient Greek Macedonian, Son of Simmias His name derives from the greek word ‘Πολύ’ (=much) + σπέρχω (= rush).

43. HEGELOCHOS m (HEGELOCHUS Latinized) Known as the conspirator. His name derives from the greek verb (ηγέομαι = “walking ahead” + greek noun λόχος = “set up ambush”).

44. POLEMON m ancient Greek From the house of Andromenes. Brother of Attalos. Means in greek “the one who is fighting in war”.

45. AUTODIKOS m ancient greek Somatophylax of Philip III. His name in greek means “the one who takes the law into his (own) hands”

46. BALAKROS m ancient Greek Son of Nicanor. We already know Macedonians usually used a “beta” instead of a “phi” which was used by Atheneans (eg. “belekys” instead of “pelekys”, “balakros” instead of “falakros”). “Falakros” has the meaning of “bald”.

47. NIKANOR (Nικάνωρ m ancient Greek; Latin: Nicanor) means “victor” – from Nike (Νικη) meaning “victory”. Nicanor was the name of the father of Balakras. He was a distinguished Macedonian during the reign of Phillip II. Another Nicanor was the son of Parmenion and brother of Philotas. He was a distinguished officer (commander of the Hypaspists) in the service of Alexander the Great. He died of disease in Bactria in 330 BC.

48. LEONNATOS m ancient Greek One of the somatophylakes of Alexander. His name derives from Leon (= Lion) + the root Nat of noun Nator (= dashing). The full meaning is “Dashing like the lion”.

49. KRITOLAOS m ancient Hellinic He was a potter from Pella. His name was discovered in amphoras in Pella during 1980-87. His name derives from Κρίτος (= the chosen) + Λαός (= the people). Its full meaning is “the chosen of the people”.

50. ZOILOS m ancient Hellinic Father of Myleas from Beroia – From zo-e (ΖΩΗ) indicating ‘lively’, ‘vivacious’. Hence the Italian ‘Zoilo’

51. ZEUXIS m ancient Hellinic Name of a Macedonian commander of Lydia in the time of Antigonos III and also the name of a Painter from Heraclea – from ‘zeugnumi’ = ‘to bind’, ‘join together’

52. LEOCHARIS m ancient Hellinic Sculptor – Deriving from ‘Leon’ = ‘lion’ and ‘charis’ = ‘grace’. Literally meaning the ‘lion’s grace’.

53. DEINOKRATIS m ancient Hellinic Helped Alexander to create Alexandria in Egypt. From ‘deinow’ = ‘to make terrible’ and ‘kratein’ = “to rule” Obviously indicating a ‘terrible ruler’

54. ADMETOS (Άδμητος) m Ancient Greek derive from the word a+damaw(damazw) and mean tameless,obstreperous.Damazw mean chasten, prevail

55. ANDROTIMOS (Ανδρότιμος) m Ancient Greek derive from the words andreios (brave, courageous) and timitis(honest, upright )

56. PEITHON m Ancient Greek Means “the one who persuades”. It was a common name among Macedonians and the most famous holders of that names were Peithon, son of Sosicles, responsible for the royal pages and Peithon, son of Krateuas, a marshal of Alexander the Great.

57. SOSTRATOS m Ancient Greek Derives from the Greek words “Σως (=safe) +Στρατος (=army)”. He was son of Amyntas and was executed as a conspirator.

58. DIMNOS m Ancient Greek Derives from the greek verb “δειμαίνω (= i have fear). One of the conspirators.

59. TIMANDROS m Ancient Greek Meaning “Man’s honour”. It derives from the greek words “Τιμή (=honour) + Άνδρας (=man). One of the commanders of regular Hypaspistes.

60. TLEPOLEMOS ,(τληπόλεμος) m Ancient Greek Derives from greek words “τλήμων (=brave) + πόλεμος (=war)”. In greek mythology Tlepolemos was a son of Heracles. In alexanders era, Tlepolemos was appointed Satrap of Carmania from Alexander the Great.

61. AXIOS (Άξιος) m ancient Greek Meaning “capable”. His name was found on one inscription along with his patronymic “Άξιος Αντιγόνου Μακεδών”.

62. THEOXENOS (Θεόξενος) ancient Greek Derives from greek words “θεός (=god) + ξένος (=foreigner).His name appears as a donator of the Apollo temple along with his patronymic and city of origin(Θεόξενος Αισχρίωνος Κασσανδρεύς).

63. MITRON (Μήτρων) m ancient Greek Derives from the greek word “Μήτηρ (=Mother)”. Mitron of Macedon appears in a inscription as a donator

64. KLEOCHARIS (Κλεοχάρης) M ancient greek Derives from greek words “Κλέος (=fame) + “Χάρις (=Grace). Kleocharis, son of Pytheas from Amphipoli was a Macedonian honoured in the city of Eretria at the time of Demetrius son of Antigonus.

65. PREPELAOS (Πρεπέλαος) m, ancient Greek Derives from greek words “πρέπω (=be distinguished) + λαος (=people). He was a general of Kassander.

66. HIPPOLOCHOS (Ιππόλοχος) m, ancient Greek Derives from the greek words “Ίππος” (= horse) + “Λόχος”(=set up ambush). Hippolochos was a Macedonian historian (ca. 300 B.C.)

67. ALEXARCHOS (Αλέξαρχος) m, ancient Greek Derives from Greek “Αλέξω” (=defend, protect, help) + “Αρχος ” (= master). Alexarchos was brother of Cassandros.

68. ASCLEPIODOROS (Ασκληπιοδορος) m Ancient Greek Derives from the greek words Asclepios (= cut up) + Doro (=Gift). Asclepios was the name of the god of healing and medicine in Greek mythology. Asclepiodoros was a prominent Macedonian, son of Eunikos from Pella. Another Asclepiodoros in Alexander’s army was son of Timandros.

69. KALLINES (Καλλινης) m Ancient Greek Derives from greek words kalli + nao (=stream beautifully). He was a Macedonian, officer of companions.

70. PLEISTARHOS (��λείσταρχος) m ancient Greek Derives from the greek words Pleistos (=too much) + Arhos ((= master). He was younger brother of Cassander.

71. POLYKLES (Πολυκλής) m ancient Greek Derives from the words Poli (=city) + Kleos (glory). Macedonian who served as Strategos of Antipater.

72. POLYDAMAS (Πολυδάμας) m ancient Greek The translation of his name means “the one who subordinates a city”. One Hetairos.

73. APOLLOPHANES (Απολλοφάνης) m ancient greek. His name derives from the greek verb “απολλυμι” (=to destroy) and φαίνομαι (= appear to be). Apollophanes was a prominent Macedonian who was appointed Satrap of Oreitae.

74. ARCHIAS (Αρχίας) m ancient Greek His name derive from greek verb Άρχω (=head or be in command). Archias was one of the Macedonian trierarchs in Hydaspes river.

75. ARCHESILAOS (Αρχεσίλαος) m ancient Greek His name derive from greek verb Άρχω (=head or be in command) + Λαος (= people). Archesilaos was a Macedonian that received the satrapy of Mesopotamia in the settlement of 323.

76. ARETAS (Αρετας) m ancient Greek Derives from the greek word Areti (=virtue). He was commander of Sarissoforoi at Gaugamela.

77. KLEANDROS (Κλέανδρος) m ancient Greek Derives from greek verb Κλέος (=fame) + Ανδρος (=man). He was commander of Archers and was killed in Hallicarnasus in 334 BC.

78. AGESISTRATOS (Αγησίστρατος) m ancient greek Father of Paramonos, a general of Antigonos Doson. His name derives from verb ηγήσομαι ( = lead in command) + στρατος (= army). “Hgisomai” in Doric dialect is “Agisomai”. Its full meaning is “the one who leads the army”

79. AGERROS (Αγερρος) M ancient Greek He was father of Andronikos, general of Alexander. His name derives from the verb αγέρρω (= the one who makes gatherings)

80. AVREAS (Αβρέας) m ancient Greek Officer of Alexander the great. His name derives from the adj. αβρός (=polite)

81. AGATHANOR (Αγαθάνωρ) m ancient Greek Som of Thrasycles. He was priest of Asklepios for about 5 years. His origin was from Beroia as is attested from an inscription. His name derives from the adj. αγαθός (= virtuous) + ανήρ (= man). The full meaning of his name is “Virtuous man”

82. AGAKLES (Αγακλής) m ancient Greek He was son of Simmihos and was from Pella. He is known from a resolution of Aetolians. His name derives from the adj. Αγακλεής (= too glorious)

83. AGASIKLES (Αγασικλής) m ancient Greek Son of Mentor, from Dion of Macedonia. It derives from the verb άγαμαι (= admire) + Κλέος (=fame). Its full meaning is “the one who admires fame”

84. AGGAREOS (Αγγάρεος) m ancient Greek Son of Dalon from Amphipolis. He is known from an inscription of Amphipolis (S.E.G vol 31. ins. 616) It derives from the noun Αγγαρεία (= news)

85. AGELAS (Αγέλας) m ancient Greek Son of Alexander. He was born during the mid-5th BCE and was an ambassador of Macedonians during the treaty between Macedonians and Atheneans. This treaty exists in inscription 89.vol1 Fasc.1 Ed.3″Attic inscrip.” His name was common among Heraclides and Bacchiades. One Agelas was king of Corinth during the first quarter of 5 BCE. His name derives from the verb άγω (= lead) and the noun Λαός (= people or even soldiers (Homeric)). The full meaning is the “one who leads the people/soldiers”.

86. AGIPPOS (Άγιππος) m ancient Greek He was from Beroia of Macedonia and lived during middle 3rd BCE. He is known from an inscription found in Beroia where his name appears as the witness in a slave-freeing. Another case bearing the name Agippos in the Greek world was the father of Timokratos from Zakynthos. The name Agippos derives from the verb άγω (= lead) + the word ίππος (= Horse). Its full meaning is “the one who leads the horse/calvary”.

87. AGLAIANOS (Αγλαϊάνος) m ancient Greek He was from Amphipolis of Macedonia (c. 4th BC) and he is known from an inscription S.E.G vol41., insc. 556 His name consists of aglai- from the verb αγλαϊζω (= honour) and the ending -anos.

88. AGNOTHEOS (Αγνόθεος) m ancient Greek Macedonian, possibly from Pella. His name survived from an inscription found in Pella between 300-250 BCE. (SEG vol46.insc.799) His name derives from Αγνός ( = pure) + Θεός (=God). The full meaning is “the one who has inside a pure god”

89. ATHENAGORAS (Αθηναγόρας) m ancient Greek General of Philip V. He was the general who stopped Dardanian invasion in 199 BC. His name derives from the verb αγορά-ομαι (=deliver a speech) + the name Αθηνά (= Athena).

90. PERIANDROS (Περίανδρος) m ancient Greek Son of the Macedonian historian Marsyas. His name derives from Περί (= too much) + άνηρ (man, brave). Its full meaning is “too brave/man”.

91. LEODISKOS (Λεοντίσκος) m ancient Greek He was son of Ptolemy A’ and Thais, His name derives from Λέων (= lion) + the ending -iskos (=little). His name’s full etymology is “Little Lion”

92. EPHRANOR (Ευφράνωρ) m ancient Greek He was General of Perseas. It derives from the verb Ευφραίνω (= delight). Its full meaning is “the one who delights”.

93. DIONYSOPHON m Ancient Greek It has the meaning “Voice of Dionysos”. The ending -phon is typical among ancient greek names.

MACEDONIAN WOMEN

94. ANTIGONE f ancient Greek Usage: Greek Mythology Pronounced: an-TIG-o-nee Means ‘against birth’ from Greek anti ‘against’ and gone ‘birth’. In Greek legend Antigone was the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta. King Creon of Thebes declared that her slain brother Polynices was to remain unburied, a great dishonour. She disobeyed and gave him a proper burial, and for this she was sealed alive in a cave. Antigone of Pydna was the mistress of Philotas, the son of Parmenion and commander of Alexander the Great’s Companion cavalry (Plutarch, Alexander, ‘The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans’).

95. VOULOMAGA (Βουλομάγα) f ancient greek Derives from greek words “Βούλομαι (=desire) + άγαν (=too much)”. Her name is found among donators.

96. ATALANTE (Αταλαντη) f ancient Greek Her name means in Greek “without talent”. She was daughter of Orontes, and sister of Perdiccas.

97. AGELAEIA (Αγελαεία) f ancient Greek Wife of Amyntas, from the city of Beroia (S.E.G vol 48. insc. 738) It derives from the adj. Αγέλα-ος ( = the one who belongs to a herd)

98. ATHENAIS (Αθηναϊς) f ancient Greek The name was found on an altar of Heracles Kigagidas in Beroia. It derives from the name Athena and the ending -is meaning “small”. Its whole meaning is “little Athena”.

99. STRATONIKE f Ancient Greek (STRATONICE Latinized) Means ‘victorious army’ from stratos ‘army’ and nike ‘victory’. Sister of King Perdiccas II. “…and Perdiccas afterwards gave his sister Stratonice to Seuthes as he had promised.” (Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War, Chapter VIII)

100. THETIMA f Ancient Greek A name from Pella Katadesmos. It has the meaning “she who honors the gods”; the standard Attic form would be Theotimē.

Bibliography:

“Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander’s Empire” by Waldemar Heckel“The Marshals of Alexander’s empire” by Waldemar Heckel

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