Alexander () of

Aetolia Aetolia () is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania. Geography The Achelous River separates Aetolia from Acarnania to the west; on ...

, in conjunction with

Dorimachus Dorimachus (), surnamed Trichonius by Polybius, was an Aetolian general and legislator who took an active part in the Social War (220–217 BC). He was son of Nicostratus, and was born in ancient Trichonion in Aetolia, on the shores of what is ...

, put himself in possession of the town of Aegeira in

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...

during the Social War, in 220 BC. The conduct of Alexander and his associates disrespected the inhabitants and took so much of their resources, that the inhabitants of the town rose to expel the small band of the Aetolians. In the ensuing contest Alexander was killed while fighting.

Polybius Polybius (; , ; ) was a Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period. He is noted for his work , a universal history documenting the rise of Rome in the Mediterranean in the third and second centuries BC. It covered the period of 264–146 ...

, iv. 57, 58

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* 220 BC deaths 3rd-century BC Greek people Ancient Aetolians Ancient Greeks killed in battle Year of birth unknown {{Europe-mil-bio-stub