Parmenion
Parmenion (also Parmenio ; Greek: Παρμενίων ; c. 400 – Ecbatana, 330 BC) was an ancient Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. [1] A nobleman, Parmenion rose to become Philip's chief military lieutenant and Alexander's Strategos (military general). He was assassinated after his son Philotas was convicted on a charge of treason. [2] Contents 1 Military service to Philip II 2 Military service to Alexander 3 Campaign against the Persian Empire 4 Death of Parmenion 5 In fiction 6 References 7 External links Military service to Philip II During the reign of Philip II, Parmenion achieved a great victory over the Illyrians in 356 BC. Ten years later, Parmenion destroyed the southern Thessalian town of Halos. He was one of the Macedonian delegates appointed to conclude peace with Athens in 346 BC, and was sent with an army to oversee Macedonian influence in Euboea in 342 BC. [1] In 336 BC Phillip