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Also known as Kleitus the Black

4th-century BC Macedonian cavalry officer

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Key facts

Native name
Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας
Born
Cleitus , 375 BC
Died
328 BC (aged 46–47 years old), Markanda , Bactria
Allegiance
Macedonia
Commands
Companion cavalry
Conflicts
Wars of Alexander the Great Battle of the Granicus
Relations
Lanike (sister)

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Encyclopedic overview

Cleitus the Black (Ancient Greek: Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας; c. 375 BC – 328 BC) was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC and was killed by him in a drunken quarrel six years later. Cleitus was the son of Dropidas (who was the son of Critias) and brother of Alexander's nurse, Lanike. He would be given the epithet 'the Black' to distinguish him from Cleitus the White.

Military service

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