- Prepelaus
Prepelaus (in Greek Πρεπελαος; lived
4th century BC ) was a general in the service ofCassander , king ofMacedon ia. He is first mentioned in315 BC , when he was sent by Cassander on a secret mission to Alexander the son ofPolyperchon , whom he succeeded in detaching from the cause of Antigonus and inducing to join his arms with those of Cassander.rf|1|diod_19.64 Shortly after we find him commanding an army which was sent to supportAsander inCaria , and co-operating with that general against Ptolemy, the nephew of Antigonus.rf|2|diod_19.68 From this time we hear no more of him till303 BC , when he held the important fortress ofCorinth with a large force, but was unable to prevent its falling into the hands of Demetrius, and only saved himself by a hasty flight.rf|3|diod_20.103 In the following summer (302 BC ) he was sent by Cassander, with a considerable army, to co-operate withLysimachus in Asia Minor, where his arms were crowned with the most brilliant successes; he reduced in a short space of time the important cities ofAdramyttium ,Ephesus , andSardis , and made himself master of almost the whole ofAeolia andIonia . But he was unable to prevent the recovery of a great part of these conquests by Demetrius, before the close of the same autumn.rf|4|diod_20.107_111 After this we hear no more of him.References
*Smith, William (editor); "
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology ", [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2855.html "Prepelaus"] ,Boston , (1867)Notes
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Diodorus Siculus , "Bibliotheca", xix. 64ent|2|diod_19.68 Ibid., xix. 68ent|3|diod_20.103 Ibid., xx. 103ent|4|diod_20.107_111 Ibid., xx. 107, 111-------
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