Ariston ( Greek Ἀριστόνους ) - Macedonian commander, died in 315 BC. e.
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Biography
Arrian reports in one place that Ariston was born in Pella , and in another, that he came from Eordea , an area in Upper Macedonia .
Ariston was one of the bodyguards of Alexander the Great . In 328 BC e. during a feast in Maracanda, he hid the king’s sword when he wanted to kill his friend Klit the Black .
He took part in an Indian campaign and was seriously injured during the siege of the city of Multan , defending, along with other bodyguards, Alexander, the first to climb the fortress walls.
After the death of Alexander in 323 BC. e. Regent Perdikka sent Ariston with a fleet to conquer Cyprus, supporting the ruler of Egypt, Ptolemy , but this event was unsuccessful.
After the death of Perdiccas in 321 BC. e. Ariston returned to Macedonia, where he sided with Polyperchon and the mother of Alexander the Olympics . In 316 BC e. The Olympics, besieged by superior enemy forces in Pidna , after a long confrontation, surrendered, along with their close ones, to the mercy of Kassandra . By her order, Ariston, who led the garrison in Amphipolis and successfully fought with the troops of Kassandra, stopped further resistance. Cassander promised to save Ariston’s life, but then he ordered the execution of a military leader popular among Macedonians.
Literature
- Primary sources
- Arrian Anabasis Alexandra . (VI.28.4;)
- Arrian Indica (Arrian) . (XVIII.5.)
- Diodorus of Sicily . Historical library . (XIX.35.4; XIX.50.3,7-8; XIX.51.1.)
- Quintus Curtius Rufus . History of Alexander the Great of Macedon. (IX.5.15,18; X.6.16.)
- Research
- Smith W. Aristonous // Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . - Boston, 1870.
- Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel ISBN 978-1-4051-1210-9