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Perdiccas (Greek: Περδίκκας, Perdikkas; c. 355 BC – 321/320 BC) was a general of Alexander the Great. He took part in the Macedonian campaign against the Achaemenid Empire , and, following Alexander's death in 323 BC, rose to become supreme commander of the imperial army, as well as regent for Alexander's half brother and ...
Nov 15, 2016 · Perdiccas (d. 321 BCE) was one of Alexander the Great 's commanders, and after his death, custodian of the treasury, regent over Philip III and Alexander IV, and commander of the royal army.
- Donald L. Wasson
Perdiccas was a general under Alexander the Great who became regent of the Macedonian empire after Alexander’s death. Perdiccas served with distinction in Alexander’s campaigns and, upon Alexander’s death, led the aristocratic party that supported the claim of the unborn child of Roxana,
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Perdiccas I (Greek: Περδίκκας, romanized: Perdíkkas; fl. c. 650 BC) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. By allowing thirty years for the span of an average generation from the beginning of Archelaus' reign in 413 BC, British historian Nicholas Hammond estimated that Perdiccas ruled around 653 BC.
Perdiccas II (Greek: Περδίκκας, romanized: Perdíkkas) was the king of Macedonia from 454 BC until his death in 413 BC. During the Peloponnesian War , he frequently switched sides between Sparta and Athens .
Perdiccas (c.360?-320): commander in the army of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great, after his death regent of his mentally unfit successor, Philip Arridaeus. He was the first of the Diadochi ("successors"). Early Years. Detail of the Alexander sarcophagus, perhaps Perdiccas.
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Jun 8, 2024 · Quick Reference. (d. 321 bc), Macedonian noble of the princely house of Orestis, commanded his native battalion in the phalanx of Alexander 2 the Great. His military distinction, somewhat obscured by the hostile account of Ptolemy 1 I, won him elevation to the rank of Bodyguard by 330.
