Macedonian — Minor Figures

3 figures from The Histories who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Alexander the Macedonian

envoy · first appears Book 9 · §1–10

• Book 9 · §1–10 · with Mardonios “Mardonios, when Alexander had returned back and had signified to him that which was said by the Athenians”

Alketes

father of Amyntas · first appears Book 8 · §137–142

• Book 8 · §137–142 · child: Amyntas “Alexander was the son of Amyntas, Amyntas was the son of Alketes, the father of Alketes was Aëropos, of him Philip, of Philip Argaios, and of this last the father was Perdiccas, who first obtained the kingdom.”
• Book 8 · §137–142 · parent: Aëropos “Alexander was the son of Amyntas, Amyntas was the son of Alketes, the father of Alketes was Aëropos, of him Philip, of Philip Argaios, and of this last the father was Perdiccas, who first obtained the kingdom.”

Argaios

ancestor of Alexander · first appears Book 8 · §137–142

• Book 8 · §137–142 · parent: Perdiccas “Alexander was the son of Amyntas, Amyntas was the son of Alketes, the father of Alketes was Aëropos, of him Philip, of Philip Argaios, and of this last the father was Perdiccas, who first obtained the kingdom.”
• Book 8 · §137–142 · parent: Philip “of him Philip, of Philip Argaios”

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