Alcimachus of Apollonia

Alkimachos (Greek Ἀλκίμαχος; 4th century BC ), son of Agathocles, was a follower of the Macedonian kings Philip II and Alexander the Great.

Around the year 337/336 BC Alkimachos was sent together with Antipater of Philip II as a diplomatic negotiator to Athens, where two honorary citizenship ( proxenia ) was awarded. During the Asia campaign, he was entrusted BC after the battle of the Granicus 334 in Ephesus by Alexander in command of several military units with whom he liberate the Greek cities of Ionia and Aioliens of the persian true oligarchy and democracy was restored.

Then Alkimachos is no longer mentioned. To what extent he with the same name is the same person who is mentioned in the so-called " second letter from Alexander to Chios " is controversial.

Possible family connections

Johann Gustav Droysen reckoned Alkimachos the brothers Lysimachus, Philippos and Autodikos added as her eldest. However, this assumption is based only on the conformity of their father's name ( patronymic ), which in itself but, as already Karl Julius Beloch noticed there was not sufficient evidence of a real relationship with them. In addition Alkimachos is not otherwise mentioned in connection with the brethren.

Maybe Alkimachos had already been considered by Philip II with a land donation in Apollonia, where he was identical with the eponymous father of between the years 321-318 BC inscription testified owner Alkimachos who held this land as patrimony.

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