Polemon (son of Andromenes)

Polemon (Greek Πολέμων; † after 316 BC) was a Macedonian soldier of Alexander the Great and a commander in the early Diadochenkriegen.

He was the youngest of four sons of Andromenes, his brothers were Amyntas, Simmias and Attalus. The brothers have been fetched by King Philip II to the Macedonian court at Pella, where they arrived in important positions. As the youngest Polemon had probably only the position of a page in the royal entourage during Alexander's campaign in Asia held when the brothers in 330 BC came into the affair of the assassination plan of Dimnos suspected to have participated in the conspiracy. Polemon had to flee the camp in the arrest of Philotas, which had confirmed the suspicion against them. From Amyntas however, he was called back to the camp and after a run of him defending the brothers were acquitted of all suspicion.

Until the death of Alexander in 323 BC Polemon is no longer mentioned. But when brother of Perdiccas, he appears with his brother Attalus on its side by 321 BC were charged with taking over the funeral procession of Alexander in Syria both to lead him to Macedonia. The General Arrhidaios but who led the funeral procession until then, could escape their grasp and bring with the help of Ptolemy the body of the conqueror to Egypt. After the end of Perdiccas on the Nile 320 BC Attalos and Polemon joined their other brother Alcetes, but were defeated in 319 BC, the Battle of Kretopolis of Antigonus Monophthalmos and captured.

The last time Polemon for the year 316 BC called, when he took over with his brother and other captive generals in control of their prison and was then besieged by Stratonike. Whether it here along with his brother were killed or how others went over to the side of Antigonus, is unclear.