Demetrius (somatophylax)
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Demetrius was one of Alexander's somatophylakes
. He was suspected of being engaged in the conspiracy of Philotas
, and was executed. Ptolemy (son of Lagus) replaced him as Somatophylax.
Somatophylakes
Somatophylakes , in its literal English translation from Greek, means "bodyguards".The most famous body of somatophylakes were those of Philip of Macedon and Alexander the Great. They consisted of seven men, drawn from the Macedonian nobility, who also acted as high-ranking military officers,...
. He was suspected of being engaged in the conspiracy of Philotas
Philotas
Philotas was the eldest son of Parmenion, Alexander's most experienced and talented general. When Alexander became king of Macedonia with Parmenion's support Philotas (in Greek, Φιλώτας, died October 330 BC) was the eldest son of Parmenion, Alexander's most experienced and talented general. When...
, and was executed. Ptolemy (son of Lagus) replaced him as Somatophylax.