Apollodorus ( grc, Ἀπολλόδωρος) was an
Athenian general of the 4th century BCE. He commanded the
Persian auxiliaries which the Athenians had solicited from the king of Persia,
Artaxerxes III, against
Philip of Macedon in 340. Artaxerxes, who was keen to block the advance of Philip, ordered his satraps to render all aid they could, and the satrap
Arsites
Arsites ( peo, *R̥šitaʰ; grc, Ἀρσίτης ; fa, آرستیس) was Persian satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia in the Achaemenid Empire in the 4th century BC. His satrapy also included the region of Paphlagonia.
In 340 BC, he sent a mercen ...
stepped in to provide mercenaries.
Apollodorus became engaged with these troops in protecting the town of Perinthus (modern
Marmara Ereğlisi
Marmara Ereğlisi (also spelled Marmaraereğlisi) () is a town, located in a district bearing the same name, in Tekirdağ Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.
The mayor, , is Hikmet Ata (DSP).
Facts
Ereğli is 30 km east of the tow ...
) while Philip invaded its territory. Apollodorus's forces had laid in significant provisions, and successfully repelled the siege.
Apollodorus was buried with civic honors in the Athenian
Kerameikos.
References
Ancient Athenian generals
4th-century BC Athenians
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