Craterus (disambiguation) — Craterus may refer to: Craterus of Macedon, King of Macedon in 399 BC Craterus, Macedonian general of Alexander the Great Craterus (historian), brother of Antigonus II Gonatas, compiler of historical documents relative to the history of Attica… … Wikipedia
Craterus — For other uses , see Craterus (disambiguation) Craterus (Greek: Κρατερός, ca. 370 BC – 321 BC) was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. Alexander and Craterus in a lion hunt, mosaic in Pella He was the son of a… … Wikipedia
List of kings of Macedon — Macedon (also known as Macedonia) was an ancient kingdom centered around the present day region of Macedonia in northern Greece, and was inhabited by the Ancient Macedonians, an ancient tribe. At various points in its history the kingdom proper… … Wikipedia
Crateuas of Macedon — Crateuas (Greek: Κρατεύας), also called Craterus, was King of Macedon for four days in 399 BC. He was lover of Archelaus I of Macedon, whom he killed to become a king himself.[1] According to another version, Craterus killed the king, because… … Wikipedia
Gorgias of Macedon — For other persons with the same name, see Gorgias (disambiguation) Gorgias was one of Alexander s officers, among those who were brought reluctantly from Macedonia by Amyntas (son of Andromenes), when he was sent home to collect levies in 332 BC … Wikipedia
Orestes of Macedon — (Greek: Ὀρέστης ὁ Μακεδών) was son of Archelaus and successor king of his murdered father. He reigned between 399 396 BC along with his guardian Aeropus II. References History of the Macedonians Page 43 By Edward Farr 1850 Preceded by… … Wikipedia
Demetrius I of Macedon — Demetrius I Poliorcetes Demetrius I (Greek: Δημήτριος, 337 BC – 283 BC), called Poliorcetes (Greek: Πολιορκητής The Besieger ), son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus and Stratonice, was a king of Macedon (294–288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid… … Wikipedia
Cleander of Macedon — For other persons with the same name, see Cleander Cleander , son of Polemocrates and brother of Coenus was one of Alexander s officers. Cleander replaced Menander as commander of the mercenaries. Towards the winter of 334 BC, Alexander, being… … Wikipedia
List of ancient Greeks — This an alphabetical list of ancient Greeks. These include ethnic Greeks and Greek language speakers from Greece and the Mediterranean world up to about 200 AD. compactTOCRelated articles NOTOC A*Acacius of Caesarea bishop of Caesarea… … Wikipedia
Paean — (pronounced as the last two syllables of European , IPAEng|ˈpiːən) is a term used to describe a type of triumphal or grateful song, usually choral though sometimes individual. It comes from the ancient Greek use of the term, which was also used… … Wikipedia
