Arrhidaeus or Arrhidaios ( el, Ἀρριδαῖoς lived 4th century BC), one of
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...
's generals, was entrusted by
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy (; grc-gre, Πτολεμαῖος, ; la, Claudius Ptolemaeus; AD) was a mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and music theorist, who wrote about a dozen scientific treatises, three of which were of importance ...
to bring Alexander's body to
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ...
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
Triparadeisos or Triparadisus ( el, Τριπαράδεισος) was a settlement in Lebanon near the sources of the Orontes. A paradeisos was a hunting reserve or pleasure-ground for the nobility of the Achaemenid (Persian) Empire, normally a w ...
in Northern
Syria. On the division of the provinces which was decided by those attending Triparadisus, Arrhidaeus obtained the
Hellespontine Phrygia
Hellespontine Phrygia ( grc, Ἑλλησποντιακὴ Φρυγία, Hellēspontiakē Phrygia) or Lesser Phrygia ( grc, μικρᾶ Φρυγία, mikra Phrygia) was a Persian satrapy (province) in northwestern Anatolia, directly southeast of ...
. In 319 BC, after the death of
Antipater, Arrhidaeus made an unsuccessful attack upon
Cyzicus
Cyzicus (; grc, Κύζικος ''Kúzikos''; ota, آیدینجق, ''Aydıncıḳ'') was an ancient Greek town in Mysia in Anatolia in the current Balıkesir Province of Turkey. It was located on the shoreward side of the present Kapıdağ Peni ...
; and
Antigonus gladly seized this pretext to require him to resign his
satrapy. Arrhidaeus, however, refused to resign and shut himself up in
Cius
Cius (; grc-gre, Kίος or Κῖος ''Kios''), later renamed Prusias on the Sea (; la, Prusias ad Mare) after king Prusias I of Bithynia, was an ancient Greek city bordering the Propontis (now known as the Sea of Marmara), in Bithynia and i ...
.
Notes
References
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Smith, William (editor); ''
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
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''
"Arrhidaeus (2)" Boston
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(1867)
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4th-century BC viceregal rulers
Ancient Macedonian generals
Generals of Alexander the Great
Regents of Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Upper Macedonians
4th-century BC people