Archon of Pella
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Archon (Greek:Ἄρχων; 4th century BC) was a Pellaean appointed satrap of Babylonia after the death of Alexander the Great, 323 BC.1, is probably the same as the son of Cleinias mentioned in the Indian expedition of Alexander.2
As it is proved from an inscription in Delphi, Archon had taken part both in Isthmian and Pythian Games of c.333-2 BC, where he won in horse-races.
[edit] References
- Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: by Waldemar Heckel-333/2 BC[1] (P. J. Rhodes, R. Osborne: Greek Historical Inscriptions 404–323 BC.)
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Archon (1)", Boston, (1867)
- Epigraphical Database
- University of Naples Federico II.Archon di Pella vince gli Isthmia e ai Pythia.BC[2]
- Greek and Roman Sport by David Matz[3]
[edit] Notes
2 Arrian, Indica, 18
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1870).
