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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="P"><div type="textpart" subtype="entry" xml:id="philoxenus-bio-1" n="philoxenus_1"><head><persName xml:lang="la"><surname full="yes">Philo'xenus</surname></persName></head><p>(<persName xml:lang="grc"><surname full="yes">Φιλόξενος</surname></persName>), a Macedonian officer
      in the service of Alexander the Great, who was appointed by him after his return from Egypt
       (<date when-custom="-331">B. C. 331</date>) to superintend the collection of the tribute in the
      provinces north of Mount Taurus (<bibl n="Arr. An. 3.6.6">Arr. Anab. 3.6.6</bibl>). It would
      appear, however, that he did not immediately assume this command, as shortly afterwards we
      find him sent forward by <ref target="alexander-the-great-bio-1">Alexander</ref> from the
      field of Arbela to take possession of Susa and the treasures there deposited, which he
      effected without opposition (Id. 3.16.9). After this he seems to have remained quietly in the
      discharge of his functions in Asia Minor (see <bibl n="Plut. Alex. 22">Plut. Alex. 22</bibl>;
       <bibl n="Paus. 2.33.4">Paus. 2.33.4</bibl>), until the commencement of the year 323, when he
      conducted a reinforcement of troops from Caria to Babylon, where he arrived just before the
      last illness of <ref target="alexander-the-great-bio-1">Alexander</ref> (Id. 7.23, 24). In the
      distribution of the provinces which followed the death of that monarch we find no mention of
      Philoxenus, but in <date when-custom="-321">B. C. 321</date> he was appointed by Perdiccas to
      succeed Philotas in the government of Cilicia. By what means he afterwards conciliated the
      favour of Antipater we know not, but in the partition at Triparadeisus after the fall of
      Perdiccas he was still allowed to retain his satrapy of Cilicia (<bibl n="Just. 13.6">Just.
       13.6</bibl>; Arrian, apud <hi rend="ital">Phot. p.</hi> 71, b.; <bibl n="Diod. 18.39">Diod.
       18.39</bibl>). From this time we hear no more of him. </p><byline>[<ref target="author.E.H.B">E.H.B</ref>]</byline></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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