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228 ALEXANDER'S OFFICERS.1. Parmenio, general-in-chief, under <strong>the</strong> king, usually comm<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>the</strong>left wing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> army, while <strong>Alex<strong>and</strong>er</strong> comm<strong>and</strong>ed <strong>the</strong> right.2-9. The Somatophylaxes, specially trusted <strong>of</strong>ficers, always near <strong>the</strong> king,unless put in comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> detachments. They acted as general<strong>of</strong>ficers, cMefs <strong>of</strong> staff or aides-de-camp, <strong>and</strong> were <strong>the</strong> king's militaryfamily. They were, according to Arrian, though two or threemore are added by o<strong>the</strong>r authorities —:2. Hephfestion, <strong>the</strong> king's bosom friend, son <strong>of</strong> Amyntas, <strong>from</strong>Pella.3. Leonnatus, son <strong>of</strong> Anteas, <strong>from</strong> Pella.4. Lysimachus, sou <strong>of</strong> Agathocles, <strong>from</strong> Pella.5. Perdiccas, son <strong>of</strong> Orontes, who also comm<strong>and</strong>ed a brigade <strong>of</strong>pezetseri, <strong>from</strong> Orestis.6. Aristonus, son <strong>of</strong> Pisseus, <strong>from</strong> Pella.7. Ptolemy, son <strong>of</strong> Lagus (succeeded Demetrius), <strong>from</strong> ^ordsea.8. Peithon, son <strong>of</strong> Crateas, <strong>from</strong> ^ordsea.9. Peucestas, later appointed in Carmania, B. C. 325.10. Philotas, son <strong>of</strong> Parmenio, comm<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>the</strong> Companion cavalry.11. Nicanor, son <strong>of</strong> Parmenio, comm<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>the</strong> hypaspists.12. Clitus (<strong>the</strong> " black " one), son <strong>of</strong> Dropidas, comm<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>the</strong> cavalryagema.13. Glaucias, comm<strong>and</strong>ing a squadron <strong>of</strong> Companion cavalry.14. Aristo, comm<strong>and</strong>ing a squadron <strong>of</strong> Companion cavalry.15. Sopolis, comm<strong>and</strong>ing a squadron <strong>of</strong> Companion cavalry.16. Heraclides, comm<strong>and</strong>ing a squadron <strong>of</strong> Companion cavalry.17. Demetrius, comm<strong>and</strong>ing a squadron <strong>of</strong> Companion cavalry.18. ;Meleager, comm<strong>and</strong>ing a squadron <strong>of</strong> Companion cavalry.19. Hegeloehus, comm<strong>and</strong>ing a squadron <strong>of</strong> Companion cavalry.20. Ccenus, son-in-law <strong>of</strong> Parmenio, comm<strong>and</strong>ing brigade <strong>of</strong> pezetaeri<strong>and</strong> later agema <strong>of</strong> cavalry.21. Amyntas, son <strong>of</strong> Andromenes, comm<strong>and</strong>ing brigade <strong>of</strong> pezetseri.22. Meleager, 2d, comm<strong>and</strong>ing brigade <strong>of</strong> pezetseri.23. Philip, son <strong>of</strong> Amyntas, comm<strong>and</strong>ing brigade <strong>of</strong> pezetaeri.24. Craterus, comm<strong>and</strong>ing brigade <strong>of</strong> pezetseri.25. Polysperchon succeeded Ptolemy <strong>and</strong> Craterus in comm<strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> brigade<strong>of</strong> pezetseri.26. Calas, son <strong>of</strong> Harpalus, comm<strong>and</strong>ing Thessalian heavy horse.27. Philip, 2d, son <strong>of</strong> Meuelaus, comm<strong>and</strong>ing Greek heavy horse.28. Philip, 3d, son <strong>of</strong> Machatas, comm<strong>and</strong>ing brigade <strong>of</strong> infantry.

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