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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.

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Parmenion was a male politician and military leader from Macedonia, born in Greece in 400 BCE. He served as a general in the Ancient Macedonian army, specifically within the Pezhetairos branch, and held the positions of strategos and satrap. His father was Philotas, and his siblings included Asander and Agathon. Parmenion spoke Ancient Greek and was a citizen of Macedonia.

He participated in the Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II and the Wars of Alexander the Great, including the Battle of the Granicus and the Battle of Gaugamela. Parmenion had two children, Philotas and Nicanor, and was related to Attalus and Coenus. He died in 329 BCE in Ecbatana by capital punishment.

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Key facts

Military person.battles
Expansion of Macedonia under Philip II Philip's Illyrian Campaigns Wars of Alexander the Great Battle of the Granicus Battle of Issus Battle of Gaugamela
Military person.children
Philotas, Nikanor
Military person.relations
Asander (brother), Agathon (brother), Attalus
Military person.honorific_prefix
General
Military person.name
Parmenion
Military person.native_name
Παρμενίων
Military person.native_name_lang
el
Military person.birth_date
400&nbsp;BC
Military person.death_date
330&nbsp;BC (aged 69–70 years old)
Military person.death_place
Ecbatana, Media, Macedonia
Military person.allegiance
Macedonia
Military person.serviceyears
356–330 BC
Military person.rank
General (strategos)
Military person.commands
Pezhetairos

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Macedonia
Place of birth
Greece
Place of death
Ecbatana
Father
Philotas
Sibling
Agathon
Position held
strategos
Languages spoken
Ancient Greek
Military branch
Pezhetairos
Military rank
general
Image
Allar-Alexandre.jpg
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date of birth
0400-01-01
date of death
0329-01-01
manner of death
capital punishment
allegiance
Macedonia
relative
Coenus
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Contents
  • Military service to Philip II
  • Military service to Alexander
  • Campaign against the Persian Empire
  • Assassination
  • In fiction
  • References
  • External links

Parmenion (also Parmenio; ; 400 &ndash; 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.

== Military service to Philip II == During the reign of Philip II, Parmenion achieved a great victory over the Illyrians in 356 BC. Ten years later, Parmenion destroyed the southern Thessalian town of Halos. He was one of the Macedonian delegates appointed to conclude peace with Athens in 346 BC, and was sent with an army to oversee Macedonian influence in Euboea in 342 BC.

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