MILITARY PERSONNEL

Erigyius

400 BC - 328 BC

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Erigyius (in Greek Ἐριγυιoς; died 328 BC), a Mytilenaean, son of Larichus, was an officer in Alexander the Great's army. He had been driven into banishment by Philip II, king of Macedon, because of his faithful attachment to Alexander, and returned when the latter came to the throne in 336 BC. At the battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC, he commanded the cavalry of the allies, as he did also when Alexander set out in 330 BC from Ecbatana in pursuit of Darius III. In the same year Erigyius was entrusted with the command of one of the three divisions with which Alexander invaded Hyrcania. He was also among the generals sent against Satibarzanes, whom he slew in battle with his own hand. In 329 BC, together with Craterus and Hephaestion, and with the assistance of Aristander, a soothsayer, he endeavoured to dissuade Alexander from crossing the Jaxartes river against the Scythians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erigyius is the 1,565th most popular military personnel (down from 1,364th in 2019), the 655th most popular biography from Greece (down from 556th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Erigyius ranks 1,565 out of 2,058. Before him are Kiyonao Ichiki, Nelson A. Miles, Johann von Werth, Werner Voss, Xue Yue, and James M. Gavin. After him are Ronald Speirs, William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Cleitus the White, Illus, Nikolai Ruzsky, and Hans von Funck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Erigyius ranks 115. Before him are Leosthenes, Eudamidas I, Nicaea of Macedon, Arsites, Shi Shen, and Nicanor. After him are Cleitus the White, Idomeneus of Lampsacus, King Lie of Zhou, Arrhidaeus, Aristides of Thebes, and Stasanor. Among people deceased in 328 BC, Erigyius ranks 4. Before him are Spitamenes, Cleitus the Black, and Mazaeus.

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    Spitamenes

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 68.73

    Rank: 1

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    Cleitus the Black

    POLITICIAN

    370 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 68.16

    Rank: 2

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    Mazaeus

    POLITICIAN

    385 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 62.69

    Rank: 3

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    Erigyius

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 58.23

    Rank: 4

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Erigyius ranks 655 out of 1,024. Before him are Nikos Beloyannis (1915), Antiphanes (-388), Dinostratus (-390), Ioannis Malokinis (1880), Cahit Arf (1910), and Labotas (null). After him are Petrobey Mavromichalis (1765), Gina Bachauer (1913), Markos Vamvakaris (1905), John Zizioulas (1931), Anton Yugov (1904), and Konstantinos Kollias (1901).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Erigyius ranks 48. Before him are Athanasios Diakos (1788), Dimitrios Loundras (1885), Chabrias (-500), Laomedon of Mytilene (-400), Georgios Zoitakis (1910), and Leosthenes (-400). After him are Nikolaos Trikoupis (1868), Aris Velouchiotis (1905), Tolmides (-500), Myronides (-450), Andreas Miaoulis (1769), and Alexandros Othonaios (1879).

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