Somatophylakes

Somatophylakes

Somatophylakes (singular: "somatophylax"), in its literal English translation from Ancient Greek, means "bodyguards". These bodyguards were high-ranking military units within the Ancient Macedonian army. They consisted of seven men who often held additional high command positions such as general or chiliarch. Alexander the Great appointed Peucestas as eighth somatophylax after the siege of Malli.

* 336-334: Aristonous, Arybbas, Balacrus, Demetrius, Lysimachus, Ptolemaeus, Peithon.
* 333: Aristonous, Arybbas, Balacrus, Demetrius, Hephaestion, Lysimachus, Peithon.
* 332: Aristonous, Arybbas, Menes, Demetrius, Hephaestion, Lysimachus, Peithon.
* 331: Aristonous, Leonnatus, Menes, Demetrius, Hephaestion, Lysimachus, Peithon.
* 330-327: Aristonous, Leonnatus, Perdiccas, Ptolemy I Soter, Hephaestion, Lysimachus, Peithon.
* 326-324: Aristonous, Leonnatus, Perdiccas, Ptolemy I Soter, Hephaestion, Lysimachus, Peithon, Peucestas
* 323: Aristonous, Leonnatus, Perdiccas, Ptolemy I Soter, Lysimachus, Peithon, Peucestas.

External links

* [http://www.ancientlibrary.com/wcd/Somatophylax Wiki Classical Dictionary - "Somatophylax"]
* [http://www.livius.org/so-st/somatophylax/somatophylax.html Livius.org - "Somatophylax"]


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