Ptolemy (somatophylax)
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Ptolemy was one of the selected officers of Alexander the Great, called Somatophylaces. He was killed at the siege of Halicarnassus
, 334 BC
, commanding two taxeis of Hypaspists
those of Adaeus and Timander
.
Siege of Halicarnassus
The Siege of Halicarnassus was fought between Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Persian Empire in 334 BC. Alexander, who had no navy, was constantly being threatened by the Persian navy. It continuously attempted to provoke an engagement with Alexander, who would have none of it. Eventually,...
, 334 BC
334 BC
Year 334 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Caudinus and Calvinus...
, commanding two taxeis of Hypaspists
Hypaspists
A hypaspist is a squire, man at arms, or "shield carrier". In Homer, Deiphobos advances "ὑπασπίδια" or under cover of his shield. By the time of Herodotus the word had come to mean a high status soldier as is strongly suggested by Herodotus in one of the earliest known uses:"Now the horse which...
those of Adaeus and Timander
Timander
Timander is a surname, and may refer to:*Alice Timander , a Swedish dentist and actress*Mattias Timander , a Swedish ice hockey player...
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