MILITARY PERSONNEL

Peucestas

390 BC - 330 BC

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Peucestas (Ancient Greek: Πευκέστας, Peukéstas; lived 4th century BC) was a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. His name is first mentioned as one of those appointed to command a trireme on the Hydaspes. Prior to this he must have distinguished himself for his personal valour and prowess, as he was the person selected by Alexander to carry before him in battle the sacred shield, which he had taken down from the temple of Athena at Troy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peucestas has received more than 73,560 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Peucestas is the 602nd most popular military personnel (up from 650th in 2019), the 320th most popular biography from Greece (up from 332nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Peucestas ranks 602 out of 2,058. Before him are Yue Jin, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Khalil al-Wazir, Mikhail Alekseyev, Nicolaus von Below, and Minamoto no Yorimitsu. After him are Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, William Stuart-Houston, Ugo Cavallero, Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria, Gongsun Zan, and Nikolay Gumilyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 390 BC, Peucestas ranks 7. Before him are Lysippos, Shang Yang, Vyasa, Lycurgus of Athens, Hypereides, and Hakor. After him are Hieronymus of Cardia, Alexander V of Macedon, Tiberius Coruncanius, Manius Curius Dentatus, Dinostratus, and Pamphilus. Among people deceased in 330 BC, Peucestas ranks 5. Before him are Darius III, Praxiteles, Philotas, and Ephorus. After him are Archestratus, Alexander of Lyncestis, Ariobarzanes of Persis, Kidinnu, and Nicanor.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Peucestas ranks 320 out of 1,024. Before him are Xanthippus (-590), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (-200), Konstantin Dejanović (1355), Polemon (-400), Cleombrotus I (-500), and Constantine Kanaris (1793). After him are Konstantinos Mitsotakis (1918), Machaon (null), Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062), Agnes Baltsa (1944), Phrynichus (-535), and Ageladas (-600).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Peucestas ranks 24. Before him are Thrasybulus (-440), Nearchus (-356), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), George Maniakes (998), Conon (-401), and Callimachus (-600). After him are Demosthenes (-412), Iphicrates (-415), Peithon (-355), Georgios Karaiskakis (1780), Cleombrotus (-600), and Markos Botsaris (1790).

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