Proteas of Macedon
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Proteas son of Andronicus and Lanike
, was a syntrophos and hetairos of Alexander the Great. He had been sent with 15 ships by Antipater
to protect the islands and the Greek mainland against Persian
attack. Putting in at Chalcis
on Euboea
he advanced to Cythnus and then caught the Persian admiral Datames
at Siphnos at dawn, capturing 8 of his 10 ships. Proteas came with a penteconter
from Macedon to join Alexander at Sidon
. Like Hegelochus
, who served with the fleet, Proteas soon joined Alexander's expedition and accompanied him by land from at least Egypt. He was a notorious drinking companion of Alexander.
Lanike
Lanike or Lanice , also called Hellanike or Alacrinis, daughter of Dropidas, was the sister of Clitus the Black and the nurse of Alexander the Great...
, was a syntrophos and hetairos of Alexander the Great. He had been sent with 15 ships by Antipater
Antipater
Antipater was a Macedonian general and a supporter of kings Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. In 320 BC, he became Regent of all of Alexander's Empire. Antipater was one of the sons of a Macedonian nobleman called Iollas or Iolaus and his family were distant collateral relatives to the...
to protect the islands and the Greek mainland against Persian
Achaemenid Empire
The Achaemenid Empire , sometimes known as First Persian Empire and/or Persian Empire, was founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great who overthrew the Median confederation...
attack. Putting in at Chalcis
Chalcis
Chalcis or Chalkida , the chief town of the island of Euboea in Greece, is situated on the strait of the Evripos at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from antiquity and is derived from the Greek χαλκός , though there is no trace of any mines in the area...
on Euboea
Euboea
Euboea is the second largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. The narrow Euripus Strait separates it from Boeotia in mainland Greece. In general outline it is a long and narrow, seahorse-shaped island; it is about long, and varies in breadth from to...
he advanced to Cythnus and then caught the Persian admiral Datames
Datames
Datames was a general and satrap of Cappadocia under the Persian empire. A Carian by birth, he was the son of Camissares by a Scythian or Paphlagonian mother...
at Siphnos at dawn, capturing 8 of his 10 ships. Proteas came with a penteconter
Penteconter (ship)
The penteconter, alt. spelling pentekonter, also transliterated as pentecontor or pentekontor was an ancient Greek galley in use since the archaic period....
from Macedon to join Alexander at Sidon
Sidon
Sidon or Saïda is the third-largest city in Lebanon. It is located in the South Governorate of Lebanon, on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 km north of Tyre and 40 km south of the capital Beirut. In Genesis, Sidon is the son of Canaan the grandson of Noah...
. Like Hegelochus
Hegelochus of Macedon
Hegelochus, son of Hippostratus, was a Macedonian general, and apparently the nephew of Philip II's last wife, Cleopatra. Hegelochus survived the disgrace of his relative, Attalus, who was murdered on Alexander the Great's instructions in 336/5 BC. At the battle of the Granicus, he led a body of...
, who served with the fleet, Proteas soon joined Alexander's expedition and accompanied him by land from at least Egypt. He was a notorious drinking companion of Alexander.