MILITARY PERSONNEL

Peucestas

390 BC - 330 BC

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Peucestas (Ancient Greek: Πευκέστας, Peukéstas; lived 4th century BC) was a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. His name is first mentioned as one of those appointed to command a trireme on the Hydaspes. Prior to this he must have distinguished himself for his personal valour and prowess, as he was the person selected by Alexander to carry before him in battle the sacred shield, which he had taken down from the temple of Athena at Troy. In this capacity he was in close attendance upon the king's person in the assault on the capital city of the Malavas (325 BC); and all authors agreed in attributing the chief share in saving the life of Alexander upon that occasion to Peucestas, while they differed as to almost all the other circumstances and persons concerned. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peucestas is the 658th most popular military personnel (down from 602nd in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 320th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Peucestas ranks 658 out of 2,058. Before him are Pavel Batitsky, Stanisław Sosabowski, Saitō Hajime, Alexander Pokryshkin, Heinz Lammerding, and Marie-Pierre Kœnig. After him are Elyesa Bazna, Kurt von Tippelskirch, Raymond A. Spruance, John Pope, Maximilian von Prittwitz, and Cao Zhen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390 BC, Peucestas ranks 9. Before him are Vyasa, Lycurgus of Athens, Hieronymus of Cardia, Hakor, Hypereides, and Alexander V of Macedon. After him are Tiberius Coruncanius, Manius Curius Dentatus, Jaimini, Pamphilus, Coenus, and Dinostratus. Among people deceased in 330 BC, Peucestas ranks 5. Before him are Darius III, Praxiteles, Ephorus, and Philotas. After him are Archestratus, Alexander of Lyncestis, Kidinnu, Nicanor, and Ariobarzanes of Persis.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Peucestas ranks 343 out of 1,024. Before him are Gregory III of Constantinople (1450), Hypereides (-390), Paul of Aegina (625), Alexander V of Macedon (-390), Terpander (-712), and Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark (1876). After him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (-200), Ali Rıza Efendi (1839), Leonidas of Rhodes (-200), Dinocrates (-400), Nikolaos Gyzis (1842), and Conon (-401).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Peucestas ranks 24. Before him are Nearchus (-356), George Maniakes (998), Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), Thrasybulus (-440), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), and Müezzinzade Ali Pasha (null). After him are Conon (-401), Callimachus (-600), Iphicrates (-415), Cleombrotus (-600), Demosthenes (-412), and Markos Botsaris (1790).

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