(Encyclopedia) BucephalusBucephalusby&oomacr;sĕˈfələs [key], favorite horse of Alexander the Great. There are legends of his speed and the wondrous deeds that Alexander performed while riding him…
(Encyclopedia) CassanderCassanderkəsănˈdər [key], 358–297 b.c., king of Macedon, one of the chief figures in the wars of the Diadochi. The son of Antipater, he was an officer under Alexander the…
(Encyclopedia) ParmenionParmenionpärmēˈnēən [key], d. 330 b.c., Macedonian general. He served under Philip II. On Philip's death Parmenion was largely responsible for the adherence of the army in…
(Encyclopedia) Demetrius II (Demetrius Nicator)Demetrius IIdĭmēˈtrēəs [key]Demetrius IInīkāˈtər [key], d. c.125 b.c., king of ancient Syria, son of Demetrius I. He was aided against the usurper,…
(Encyclopedia) Arrian (Flavius Arrianus)Arrianârˈēən [key], fl. 2d cent. a.d., Greek historian, philosopher, and general, b. Nicomedia in Bithynia. He was governor of Cappadocia under Emperor Hadrian…
(Encyclopedia) Arakcheyev, Aleksey AndreyevichArakcheyev, Aleksey Andreyevichəlĭksyāˈ əndrāˈyəvĭch äräkchāˈyĕf [key], 1769–1834, Russian general, adviser to Czar Alexander I. An exacting officer, he…
(Encyclopedia) NearchusNearchusnēärˈkəs [key], fl. 324 b.c., Macedonian general, b. Crete; friend of Alexander the Great. In 325 b.c., Alexander, about to leave India, had a fleet built in the Indus…
(Encyclopedia) Loris-Melikov, Mikhail TarielovichLoris-Melikov, Mikhail Tarielovichmēkhəyēlˈ təryĕlˈəvĭch lôˈrĭs-mĕˈlyĭkəf [key], 1826–88, Russian general and statesman, of Armenian descent. He was…
Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 7/6/2022[1] and [2] Pres. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Premier Mikhail Mishustin…
(Encyclopedia) Olympias, d. 316 b.c., wife of Philip II of Macedon and mother of Alexander the Great. She did not get on well with Philip, who had other wives, but the story that she murdered him is…
