Audoleon
Stater of Audoleon
Audoleon (Greek: Αὐδολέων or Αὐδωλέων; gen.: Αὐδολέοντος/Αὐδωλέωντος; 315–285 BC) was an ancient Paeonian[1] king son of Patraus, Agis or Ariston, the general of Alexander the Great.[2] He was the father of , and of a daughter who married Pyrrhus of Epirus. In a war with the Illyrian tribe Autariatae he was reduced to great straits, but was succoured by Cassander.
References[]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Audoleon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 418.
Bibliography[]
- Heckel, W. (2006) Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire, Blackwell, Oxford.
Categories:
- Paeonian kings
- Paeonia (kingdom)
- Illyrian royalty
- 4th-century BC rulers
- 3rd-century BC rulers
- Pyrrhus of Epirus
- Antipatrid Macedonia
- Ancient Greek people stubs