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Parmenion
Parmenion (also Parmenio; ; 400 – 330 BC), son of Philotas, was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. A nobleman, Parmenion rose to become Philip's chief military lieutenant and Alexander's strategos (military general). He was assassinated after his son Philotas was convicted on a charge of treason. His siblings Asander and Agathon would also become prominent members of Alexander's Macedonia.
Eurydice I of Macedon
queen of Macedon from 393 to 369 BC
Asander
thumb|upright=1.3|Asander was Hellenistic satrap of Lydia, and later [[Caria.]] thumb|upright=1.5625|Allocation of satrapies at the Partition of Babylon, following Diodorus Siculus thumb|upright=1.3|Coin of Philip III Arrhidaios, struck under Asandros as satrap of [[Caria in Miletus circa 323-319 BC, in the name and types of Alexander the Great.]] Asander or Asandros (; lived 4th century BC) was the son of Philotas and brother of Parmenion and Agathon. He was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, and satrap of Lydia from 334 BC as well as satrap of Caria after Alexander's death. Duri
Arrhidaeus
Arrhidaeus or Arrhidaios ( lived 4th century BC), one of Alexander the Great's generals, was entrusted by Ptolemy to bring Alexander's body to Egypt in 323 BC, contrary to the wishes of Perdiccas who wanted the body sent to Macedonia. On the murder of Perdiccas in Egypt in 321 BC, Arrhidaeus and Peithon were appointed temporary commanders in chief, but through the intrigues of the queen Eurydice they were obliged to resign soon afterwards their office at Triparadisus in Northern Syria. On the division of the provinces which was decided by those attending Triparadisus, Arrhidaeus obtained the H
Philotas
father of Parmenion
Agathon
son of the Macedonian Philotas and the brother of Parmenion and Asander
Menelaus of Pelagonia
4th-century BC ruler of Pelagonia