MILITARY PERSONNEL

Erigyius

400 BC - 328 BC

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Erigyius (in Greek Ἐριγυιoς; died 328 BC), a Mytilenaean, son of Larichus, was an officer in Alexander the Great's army. He had been driven into banishment by Philip II, king of Macedon, because of his faithful attachment to Alexander, and returned when the latter came to the throne in 336 BC. At the battle of Gaugamela, 331 BC, he commanded the cavalry of the allies, as he did also when Alexander set out in 330 BC from Ecbatana in pursuit of Darius III. In the same year Erigyius was entrusted with the command of one of the three divisions with which Alexander invaded Hyrcania. He was also among the generals sent against Satibarzanes, whom he slew in battle with his own hand. In 329 BC, together with Craterus and Hephaestion, and with the assistance of Aristander, a soothsayer, he endeavoured to dissuade Alexander from crossing the Jaxartes river against the Scythians. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erigyius has received more than 36,447 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Erigyius is the 1,364th most popular military personnel (down from 1,300th in 2019), the 556th most popular biography from Greece (up from 586th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Erigyius ranks 1,364 out of 2,058. Before him are Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, Otto Ruge, José Enrique Varela, Leopold Okulicki, Constantine Angelos, and Gregor MacGregor. After him are Walther Wever, Pavel Batov, David Stirling, Euphemius, Saitō Yoshitatsu, and Stefan Rowecki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Erigyius ranks 94. Before him are Alcetas, Orontes III, Attalus, Phila, Chremonides, and Kidinnu. After him are Amastrine, Orestes of Macedon, Cineas, Orontes II, Leontion, and Lagus. Among people deceased in 328 BC, Erigyius ranks 4. Before him are Spitamenes, Cleitus the Black, and Mazaeus.

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  • Photo of Alcetas

    Alcetas

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 319 BC

    HPI: 59.25

    Rank: 88

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    Orontes III

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 260 BC

    HPI: 59.11

    Rank: 89

  • Photo of Attalus

    Attalus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 59.09

    Rank: 90

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    Phila

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 287 BC

    HPI: 59.04

    Rank: 91

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    Chremonides

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - Present

    HPI: 59.03

    Rank: 92

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    Kidinnu

    ASTRONOMER

    400 BC - 330 BC

    HPI: 59.01

    Rank: 93

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    Erigyius

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 58.99

    Rank: 94

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    Amastrine

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 284 BC

    HPI: 58.86

    Rank: 95

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    Orestes of Macedon

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 396 BC

    HPI: 58.59

    Rank: 96

  • Photo of Cineas

    Cineas

    PHILOSOPHER

    400 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 58.58

    Rank: 97

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    Orontes II

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 331 BC

    HPI: 58.50

    Rank: 98

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    Leontion

    PHILOSOPHER

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 58.47

    Rank: 99

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    Lagus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 58.45

    Rank: 100

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Others Deceased in 328 BC

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    Spitamenes

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 68.08

    Rank: 1

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    Cleitus the Black

    POLITICIAN

    370 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 67.61

    Rank: 2

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    Mazaeus

    POLITICIAN

    385 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 61.71

    Rank: 3

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    Erigyius

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 58.99

    Rank: 4

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Erigyius ranks 556 out of 1,024. Before him are Euphranor (-301), Nephon II of Constantinople (1450), Charilaos Trikoupis (1832), Damaskinos of Athens (1891), Athanasios Diakos (1788), and Chremonides (-400). After him are Sofoklis Venizelos (1894), Nikolaos Michaloliakos (1957), Agasicles (-600), Cleombrotus II (-250), Gregory III of Constantinople (1450), and Nikos Skalkottas (1904).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Erigyius ranks 43. Before him are Gylippus (-500), Leosthenes (-400), Xanthippus of Carthage (-300), Laomedon of Mytilene (-400), Georgios Zoitakis (1910), and Athanasios Diakos (1788). After him are Wehib Pasha (1877), Aris Velouchiotis (1905), Dimitrios Loundras (1885), Nikolaos Trikoupis (1868), Andreas Miaoulis (1769), and Ioannis Frangoudis (1863).

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