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	Peithon - Information at Halfvalue.com
		Peithon was named one of the seven (later eight) bodyguards of Alexander in 325 BC.
		After Alexander's death in 323 BC Peithon was made the satrap of Media, the strategically important region that controlled all roads between east and west.
		The armies of the eastern satrapies, including contingents from Indian sent by another Peithon, son of Agenor, the satrap of the Indus, were joined by Eumenes who had been appointed by the new regent Polyperchon to subdue Antigonus.
	www.halfvalue.com /wiki.jsp?topic=Peithon (489 words)

	Peithon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Peithon was named one of the seven (later eight) bodyguards of Alexander in 325 BC.
		After Alexander's death in 323 BC Peithon was made the satrap of Media the strategically important region that controlled all roads between east and west.
		Peithon was saved by Antigonus who beat both Eumenes and his new allies at a battle near Susa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peithon (428 words)

	Peithon
		Peithon was the son of Crateuas, a nobleman from Eordia in western Macedonia.
		Peithon was immediately involved in a full-scale war, because the veterans who had been forced by Alexander to live in punitive colonies in the eastern satrapies, decided to fight themselves a way back to Greece (text).
		Peithon certainly had more prestige, but it was easy to see that the new regents lacked personal influence and would never be able to stop separatists like Ptolemy.
	www.livius.org /pb-pem/peithon/peithon.htm (1087 words)

	Peithon
		Peithon was the son of a Macedonian nobleman named Agenor and served as an officer in the army of Alexander the Great.
		During the summer, Peithon was in the southern part of his satrapy, where Alexander and his admiral Nearchus were preparing the return to the west in a new city named Patala.
		In 317, one of Alexander's successors, Peithon the satrap of
	www.livius.org /pb-pem/peithon/peithon_2.html (596 words)

	Diadochi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Meanwhile, Peithon suppressed a revolt of Greek settlers in the eastern parts of the Empire, and Perdiccas and Eumenes subdued Cappadocia.
		Although Eumenes defeated the rebels in Asia Minor, in a battle at which Craterus was killed, it was all for nought, as Perdiccas himself was murdered by his own generals Peithon, Seleucus, and Antigenes during an invasion of Egypt.
		Ptolemy retained Egypt, Lysimachus retained Thrace, while the three murderers of Perdiccas, Seleucus, Peithon, and Antigenes, were given the provinces of Babylonia, Media, and Susiana respectively.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wars_of_the_Diadochi (2422 words)

	Diadochi - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Macedon and Greece were to be under the joint rule of Antipater, who had governed them for Alexander, and Craterus, Alexander's most able lieutenant, while Alexander's old secretary, Eumenes of Cardia, a Greek, was to receive Cappadocia and Paphlagonia.
		Although Eumenes defeated the rebels in Asia Minor, in a battle at which Craterus was killed, it was all for nought, as Perdiccas himself was murdered by his own generals Peithon, Seleucus, and Antigenes while preparing an invasion of Egypt.
		Ptolemy came to terms with Perdiccas's murderers, making Peithon and Arridaeus Regents in his place, but soon these came to a new agreement with Antipater at the Treaty of Triparadisus.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Diadochi (2348 words)

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		Peithon completed the subjugation of the Uxii, thus opening the route to the rest of Susiana.
		Peithon, with one Macedonian CU arrives in Ecbatana and is reinforced with one mercenary, due to Persian support.
		Peithon (satrap of Persia), who starts the game in Media is a crucial balancing factor to the strength of Perdiccas.
	www.grognard.com /reviews/success3.txt (2952 words)

	The ten-horned beast: Alexander the Great. (17) The purple testament of bleeding war
		While Peithon, Craterus and Antipater restored order in east and west, Perdiccas himself was occupied in Cappadocia (central Turkey).
		Perdiccas sought the advice of his colonels Peithon, the satrap of Media, and Seleucus, the commander of the regiment of the Shield bearers.
		He appointed Peithon and an officer named Arridaeus, two people who were clearly lacking prestige and would never be able to stop separatists like Ptolemy.
	www.livius.org /aj-al/alexander/alexander17.html (1738 words)

	Alexander the Great - Sources
		He d; spatched the viceroy, Peithon, son of Agenor, with a sufficient army against him, while he himself marched against the cities which had been put under the rule of Musicanus.
		He transported Peithon with the horse-javelin-men and Agrianians to the opposite bank of the Indus, not the one along which Hephaestion was about to lead the army.
		Peithon was ordered to collect men to colonize the cities which had just been fortified, and to form a junction with the king at Patala, after having settled the affairs of the Indians of that region, if they attempted any revolutionary proceedings.
	websfor.org /alexander/arrian/book6b.asp (5114 words)

	DBM - Eastern Asiatic Successor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Peithon put down Philon's revolt in 323 BC, aided Seleukos against Eumenes and was soon executed by Antigonos.
		Satrapal and other cavalry: The satraps' military strength was their mounted forces - they provided Peithon with 8000 horse in addition to his Macedonians; Nicanor had 7000 horse, and even Peukestas' alliance fielded over 4500, the lowest reported total.
		Naval: Peithon and Seleukos had some vessels left over from Alexander's days with which they conducted a successful operation against Eumenes, the largest were two trieres, the majority are described as mere punts.
	iworg.com /strongbow/LUS/E-AsiaticSuccessorDBM.htm (1433 words)

	Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, page 174 (v. 3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The personification of Persuasion (Suada or Suadela among the Romans), was worshipped as a divinity at Sicyon, where she was honoured with a temple in the agora.
		When Spitamenes made an irruption into Bactria, and advanced to the neighbourhood of Zariaspa, Peithon, collecting all the soldiers he could muster, made a sally against the enemy, and having surprised them, recovered all the booty that they had taken.
		He was, however, himself surprised by Spitamenes as he was returning ; most of his men were cut to pieces, and he himself, badly wounded, fell into the hands of the enemy.
	www.ancientlibrary.com /smith-bio/2508.html (676 words)

	Antigonus I Monophthalmus (382-301 B.C.)
		When Eumenes, his rival in Asia Minor (Anatolia), went over to Polyperchon, Antigonus defeated him with the aid of Seleucus and Peithon (the satraps of Babylonia and Media, respectively) at Gabiene.
		Then, wishing to eliminate all possible rivals, Antigonus had both Eumenes and Peithon executed; Seleucus escaped to Egypt.
		Antigonus was now in complete control of Asia Minor, but Ptolemy, Lysimachus, Cassander, and Seleucus allied themselves against him in the first coalition war (315-311) in an attempt to thwart his plan of reuniting Alexander's empire.
	www.thelatinlibrary.com /imperialism/notes/antigonus.html (1078 words)

	D:\dept\website\arrian.htm
		And further Nearchus says that snakes are hunted there, dappled and swift; and that which he states Peithon son of Antigenes to have caught, was upwards of sixteen cubits; but the Indians (he proceeds) state that the largest snakes are much larger than this.
		No Greek physicians have discovered a remedy against Indian snake-bite; but the Indians themselves used to cure those who were struck.
		Then besides, Attalus son of Andromenes, of Stympha Peucestas son of Alexander, from Mieza; Peithon son of Crateuas, of Alcomenae; Leonnatus son of Antipater, of Aegae; Pantauchus son of Nicolaus, of Aloris; Mylleas son of Zoilus, of Beroea; all these being Macedonians.
	www.und.ac.za /und/classics/india/arrian.htm (11589 words)

	Serenus biography
		The final five propositions, involving rays of light, are designed to support his friend Peithon who wrote a tract giving what he considered a better definition of parallels to that given by Euclid.
		It appears that Peithon's work treated as a bit of a joke and Serenus tries to in these propositions to show that Peithon's ideas are mathematically sound.
		Peithon [Dictionary of Scientific Biography (New York 1970-1990).',1)" onmouseover="window.status='Click to see reference';return true">1]:-
	www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk /history/Biographies/Serenus.html (620 words)

	CalendarHome.com - 320 BC - Calendar Encyclopedia
		Estimation: Alexandria in Macedonian Egypt becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Babylon in Macedonian Babylonia.
		Perdiccas, the Macedonian regent, is assassinated in Egypt by his lieutenants Seleucus, Peithon, and Antigenes, who offer the regency to Perdiccas's opponent, the Egyptian satrap Ptolemy.
		Ptolemy refuses the offer and makes Peithon and Arridaeus Regents.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /320_BC.htm (286 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Peithon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Peithon; all previous versions may be viewed here.
		They link directly to authoring tools for you to start writing a particular article.
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/?title=Peithon (552 words)

	Successors tournament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Players were not to play the same opponent, and ostensively were not supposed to play on the same table, but that kind of broke down.
		On other fronts the West fared much better with Seleucus routing the Mauryans, and Peithon overcoming Ptolemy, Cassander and Perdikkas (who should have been demoted to Eumenes, but I forgot) played to a draw over Greece.
		The other matches were: Peithon against the Greeks (the West’s last hope to topple their revolt), Seleucus would play Ptolemy, and (Bindusares) would take over the Mauryans against Cassander’s hard marching army.
	www.ancientbattles.com /historicon_04/atg_imperial_meltdown_recap_2004.htm (1418 words)

	Macedonia.htm
		After Alexander III died, Philip III (Alexander's mentally deficit half brother) and Alexander's baby son were made joint rulers of his Macedonian Empire with Perdiccas as their regent and the generals of Alexander as the satrapies.
		Perdiccas was killed by his own colonels - Peithon, Antigenes and Seleucus in the campaign against Ptolomy in Egypt.
		Antipater was appointed as new regent and organized a conference at Triparadisus (Syria) in 320 BCE.
	www.worldcoincatalog.com /AC/C2/Greece/AG/HK/Macedonia/Macedonia.htm (374 words)

	Parthia
		In the chaotic period after the death of Alexander (June 11, 323), Parthia was at first still ruled by Phrataphernes.
		When the empire was divided at Triparadisus (320), it was allotted to one Philip, but two years later, the satrap of Media, Peithon, seized the country and appointed his brother Eudamus; however, the other satraps unitedly drove them back.
		From 316 on, the satrapy was ruled by Stasander, who was already satrap of Bactria, and must have seized Aria and Margiana too (which were situated between Parthia and his own satrapy).
	www.rozanehmagazine.com /JulyAugust04/aparthians.html (687 words)

	Porus biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When the conqueror retired from India in the following year, he left Porus, as a token of respect for his bravery, ruler over the lands west of the Jhelam, comprising seven nations, and in addition made him an ally of his former enemy and rival Taxiles, probably Ambhi Raja of Takshasila.
		After the death of Alexander Porus seems to have extended his power over Sind by expelling Peithon the Greek ruler.
		In 317 Porus was assassinated by Eudemus, who had been made satrap of the Punjab by Alexander to administer its affairs with Taxiles.
	www.dromo.info /porusbio.htm (275 words)

	Mauryan Empire - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Then, Chandragupta went east to overthrow the Nanda dynasty of the Magadha region, and "with the help of Macedonian mercenaries, (he) had established a kingdom in the Ganges Basin" (Robert Morkot) by 321 BCE.
		Chandragupta then invaded the Punjab, after one of Alexander's satraps, Peithon of Media had tried to raise a coalition against him.
		He managed to conquer the Punjab capital of Taxila.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Maurya (859 words)

	Successors PBEM Replay Turn 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Marc Guenette/Manuel Suffo - Red: Lysimachus (in Byzantium), Peithon, 5 VP, 3 LP Matt Ellison - Blue: Craterus (in Issus), Antipater, 5 VP, 5 LP Since this is my first "real" game, I don't expect to win.
		Peithon, 2L, 3M in Cossaei (north of Susa)
		Peithon, 2L, 1M at Cossaei(Media) (north of Susa)
	members.aol.com /elgrognard/successors/pbem1.htm (3475 words)

	Maurya Empire Biography,info
		Although Alexander set up a Macedonian garrison and satrapies (vassal states) in Northwest India, ruled by the previous Indian kings Ambhi of Taxila and Porus of Pauravas, and the Greek generals Eudemus and Peithon until around 316 BCE, the disruptive nature of his invasion and subsequent retreat left the region in a state of instability.
		It was in this context that Chandragupta Maurya and his advisor, Chanakya, were able to drive away the occupying forces and consolidate the region under the control of his newly-occupied seat of power in Magadha.
		One of Alexander's satraps, Peithon, satrap of Media, had tried to raise a coalition against him.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Maurya (5095 words)

	322 BC - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Spring - The Macedonian Regent Perdiccas campaigns in Cappadocia, still under native rulers, which he conquers
		Spring - Peithon, Macedonian Satrap of Media, suppresses a rebellion of Macedonian veterans.
		Spring - Leonnatus, Macedonian Satrap of Hellespontine Phrygia, relieves Antipater in Lamia, but is killed.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/322_BC (260 words)

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		The other player's will quicklysee what you are upto and should call a truce to stop you.
		In addition, you can count on Peithon to "wander" into Babylon while you are gone.
		Of course you can leave a minor general and some troops behind, but that just depletes your army.
	www.grognard.com /info/success.txt (1476 words)

	Punjab Online: History of Punjab
		Alexander established a chain of forts along the whole line of the Indus, for commercial and political purposes, and he built various military posts.
		There was a coalition formed by the Brahmins to expel the foreign invaders, but Peithon, appointed by Alexander, crushed the insurgents, and a large number of priests and Brahmins were publicly crucified.
		Alexander left Punjab in 326 B.C., and took his army to Persia and Susa.
	www.punjabonline.com /servlet/library.history?Action=Page&Param=10 (499 words)

	Arrian on Alexander
		It is said that when his soldiers passed by him he was unable to speak; yet he greeted each of them with his right hand, raising his head with difficulty and making a sign with his eyes.
		The Royal Diary also says that Peithon, Attains, Demophon, and Peucestas, as well as Cleomenes, Menidas, and Seleucus, slept in the temple of Serapis, and asked the god whether it would be better and more desirable for Alexander to be carried into his temple, in order as a suppliant to be cured by him.
		A voice issued from the god saying that he was not to be carried into the temple, but that it would be better for him to remain where be was.
	www.shsu.edu /~his_ncp/ArAlex.html (5147 words)

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