Docimus

Dokimos (Greek Δόκιμος; † 301-282 BC) was a Macedonian general during the Diadochenkriege of the 4th century BC.

Dokimos took in all likelihood part of the Asia campaign of Alexander the Great. After his death in 323 BC he was a supporter of the Imperial regent Perdiccas. From this he was appointed BC satrap of Babylon 321, for which he, however, only had to fight the unreliable incumbent Archon military. After the end of Perdiccas he had to give Babylon had appointed for the winner of the first Diadochenkrieges at the conference of the Triparadeisos General Seleucus satrap. Dokimos spoke the Greek Eumenes from the leadership of the Perdikkaner Group and joined instead of the outlawed Alcetes, with whom he but 319 BC in Pisidia against Antigonus Monophthalmos defeated ( Battle of Kretopolis ) and got into his captivity. Together with his colleagues Philotas and Attalus, he managed 316 BC to take over after a revolt control of the castle rock in which they were incarcerated. During the several months of siege by an army under the leadership of antigonidisches Stratonike Dokimos and Philotas were moved by it to transfer to the followers of Antigonus. Attalus and the remaining resistance fighters were killed in the storming of the castle rock.

For Antigonus fighting Dokimos and Philotas took 313 BC during the third Diadochenkrieges in the conquest of Miletus part. Later Dokimos held an extended period of dominion over Synnada in Phrygia in Asia Minor landscape as governor of Antigonus, including guarding the treasure. The town, located near Synnadas Dokimeion (now Iscehisar ) is believed to have been founded by him. On the eve of the Battle of Ipsos he went 302 BC, together with the city and the treasure over to the side of Lysimachus. From him he received along the fuse of Pergamon and the stored there treasure of 9000 talents entrusted silver. In Dokimos ' services was the eunuch Philetairos, which went down in history apparently continued after his death happened before 282 BC command of Pergamon alone and as the founder of Attalids Dynasty.