Aretes
Aretes (Greek: Ἀρέτης) or Aretas (Greek: Ἀρέτας) was a Macedonian general. At the Battle of Gaugamela, he commanded the sarissophoroi (also known as prodromoi), a unit of versatile cavalry, adept at scouting, but with an ability for close-combat in battle. He replaced Protomachus as the commander of this unit. At Gaugamela, the sarissophoroi were responsible for finally routing the Persian left wing cavalry, winning the battle in this sector. In their final charge, the sarissophoroi broke the Massagetae heavy cavalry, Aretes personally killing their leader.[1][2]
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Bibliography
- Ashley, J.R. (2004) The Macedonian Empire: The Era of Warfare Under Philip II and Alexander the Great, 359-323 B.C. McFarland.
- Sidnell, Philip (2006). Warhorse. London: Hambeldon Continuum. pp. 355. ISBN 1-85285-374-3.
- Who's who in the age of Alexander the Great: prosopography of Alexander's empire, ISBN 978-1-4051-1210-9
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- Attalus
- Parmenion
- Antipater
- Eumenes
(Alexander's bodyguards)
Partition of Babylon
(323 BC)
- Antipater (Macedon and Greece)
- Philo (Illyria)
- Lysimachus (Thrace)
- Leonnatus (Hellespontine Phrygia)
- Antigonus (Phrygia)
- Asander (Caria)
- Nearchus (Lycia and Pamphylia)
- Menander (Lydia)
- Philotas(3) (Cilicia)
- Eumenes (Cappadocia and Paphlagonia)
- Ptolemy (Egypt)
- Laomedon of Mytilene (Syria)
- Neoptolemus (Armenia)
- Peucestas (Babylonia)
- Arcesilas (Mesopotamia)
- Peithon (Media)
- Tlepolemus (Persia)
- Nicanor(2) (Parthia)
- Antigenes (Susiana)
- Archon (Pelasgia)
- Philip (Hyrcania)
- Stasanor (Aria and Drangiana)
- Sibyrtius (Arachosia and Gedrosia)
- Amyntas (Bactria)
- Scythaeus (Sogdiana)
Partition of Triparadisus
(321 BC)
- Antipater (Macedon and Greece)
- Lysimachus (Thrace)
- Arrhidaeus (Hellespontine Phrygia)
- Antigonus (Phrygia, Lycia and Pamphylia)
- Cassander (Caria)
- Cleitus the White (Lydia)
- Philoxenus (Cilicia)
- Nicanor(2) (Cappadocia and Paphlagonia)
- Ptolemy (Egypt)
- Laomedon of Mytilene (Syria)
- Peucestas (Persia)
- Amphimachus (Mesopotamia)
- Peithon (Media)
- Tlepolemus (Carmania)
- Philip (Parthia)
- Antigenes (Susiana)
- Seleucus (Babylonia)
- Stasanor (Bactria and Sogdiana)
- Stasander (Aria and Drangiana)
- Sibyrtius (Arachosia and Gedrosia)
- Perdiccas
- Hephaestion
- Philotas(4)
- Ptolemy
- Cleitus the Black
- Antigonus
- Lysimachus
- Menander
- Leonnatus
- Laomedon of Mytilene
- Neoptolemus
- Erigyius
- Aretes
- Ariston of Paionia
- Meleager
- Craterus
- Seleucus
- Polyperchon
- Antigenes
- Coenus
- Ptolemy (son of Seleucus)
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(2) Satrap at Partition of Babylon; possibly Nicanor of Stageira
(3) Satrap at Partition of Babylon
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