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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text xml:base="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><body xml:lang="eng" n="urn:cts:pdlrefwk:viaf88890045.003.perseus-eng1"><div type="textpart" subtype="alphabetic_letter" n="D"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="docimus-bio-1" n="docimus_1"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Do'cimus</surname></persName></head><p>(<persName xml:lang="grc"><surname full="yes">Δόκιμος</surname></persName>), one of the officers in
      the Macedonian army, who after the death of <ref target="alexander-the-great-bio-1">Alexander</ref> supported the party of Perdiccas. After the death of Perdiccas he united
      with Attalus and Alcetas, and was taken prisoner together with the former when their combined
      forces were defeated by Antigonus in Pisidia, <date when-custom="-320">B. C. 320</date>. (<bibl n="Diod. 18.45">Diod. 18.45</bibl>, <bibl n="Polyaen. 4.6.7">Polyaen. 4.6.7</bibl>.) The
      captives were confined in a strong fort, but, during the expedition of Antigonus against
      Eumenes, they contrived to overpower their guards, and make themselves masters of the
      fortress. Docimus, however, having quitted the castle to carry on a negotiation with
      Stratonice, the wife of Antigonus, was again made prisoner. (<bibl n="Diod. 19.16">Diod.
       19.16</bibl>.) He appears after this to have entered the service of Antigonus, as we find him
      in 313 B. C. sent by that prince with an army to establish the freedom of the Greek cities in
      Caria. (<bibl n="Diod. 19.75">Diod. 19.75</bibl>; Droysen, <hi rend="ital">Hellenismus,</hi>
      vol. i. p. 358.) In the campaign preceding the battle of Ipsus, he held the strong fortress of
      Synnada in Phrygia in charge for Antigonus, but was induced to surrender it into the hands of
      Lysimachus. (<bibl n="Diod. 20.107">Diod. 20.107</bibl>; <bibl n="Paus. 1.8.1">Paus.
       1.8.1</bibl>.) It is probable that he had been governor of the adjoining district for some
      time : and he had founded there the city called after him Docimeium. (Steph. Byz. <hi rend="ital">s. v.</hi>
      <foreign xml:lang="grc">Δοκίμειον</foreign>, Droysen, <hi rend="ital">Hellenismus,</hi>
      vol. ii. p. 665; Eckhel, iii. p. 151.) His name is not mentioned after the fall of Antigonus. </p><byline>[<ref target="author.E.H.B">E.H.B</ref>]</byline><pb n="1058"/></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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