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Eudemus

400 BC - 316 BC

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Eudemus (Ancient Greek: Εὔδημος; died 316 BC) was one of Alexander the Great's generals. In 326 BC, he was appointed by Alexander as one of the commanders of the troops in India along with Peithon, Porus and Taxiles. After Alexander's death, Eudemus assassinated Porus and effectively controlled Alexander's northern Indian territories until he became involved in the Wars of the Diadochi during which he was captured and killed by Antigonus. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Eudemus is the 15,530th most popular politician (down from 14,722nd in 2024). (down from 3,980th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Eudemus ranks 15,530 out of 19,576Before him are James M. Cox, Samuel J. Tilden, Zlatko Lagumdžija, Bülent Ulusu, León Cortés Castro, and Giorgio La Pira. After him are José Manuel Marroquín, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Francesco Cornaro, Aleksandr Rozenberg, Thomas Mifflin, and Sylvia Mathews Burwell.

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Among people born in 400 BC, Eudemus ranks 133Before him are Lucius Aemilius Barbula, Aesara, Titus Manlius Torquatus, Tlepolemus, Laodice of Macedonia, and Androsthenes of Thasos. After him are Archon of Pella, Ariobarzanes II of Cius, and Idrieus. Among people deceased in 316 BC, Eudemus ranks 8Before him are Olympias, Eumenes, Sun Bin, Peithon, Antigenes, and Attalus.

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