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Craterus

370 BC - 321 BC

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Craterus, also spelled Krateros (Greek: Κρατερός; c. 370 BC – 321 BC), was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. Throughout his life, he was a loyal royalist and supporter of Alexander the Great. Craterus was the son of a Macedonian nobleman named Alexander from Orestis and brother of admiral Amphoterus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Craterus is the 254th most popular military personnel (up from 259th in 2019), the 172nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 164th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Craterus is most famous for being a Macedonian general and close friend of Alexander the Great.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Craterus ranks 254 out of 2,058. Before him are Pedro de Valdivia, Juan Pujol García, Wilhelm Mohnke, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Kurt Student, and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski. After him are Bertrand du Guesclin, Amr ibn al-As, Erhard Milch, Hugh Dowding, J. D. Tippit, and Date Masamune.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 370 BC, Craterus ranks 2. Before him is Apelles. After him are Cleitus the Black, Eudemus of Rhodes, Callippus, Neoptolemus I of Epirus, and Hui Shi. Among people deceased in 321 BC, Craterus ranks 3. Before him are Aristotle, and Perdiccas. After him are King Xian of Zhou, Neoptolemus, and Archon of Pella.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Craterus ranks 172 out of 1,024. Before him are Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490), Spyridon Louis (1873), Epimenides (-690), Speusippus (-407), Caranus of Macedon (-900), and Aeschines (-389). After him are Longus (110), Tyrtaeus (-700), Hippocrates of Chios (-470), Porphyry of Gaza (347), Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark (1870), and Chilon of Sparta (-600).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Craterus ranks 17. Before him are Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Desmond Doss (1919), Djemal Pasha (1872), Parmenion (-400), Pausanias (null), and Lysander (-401). After him are Nearchus (-356), George Maniakes (998), Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), Thrasybulus (-440), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), and Müezzinzade Ali Pasha (null).

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