A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

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1. One of the generals of Cassander, was sent by him in 314 B. C. to invade Caria, but was surprised and taken prisoner by Ptolemy, who commanded that province for Antigonus. (Diod. 19.68.) He must have been liberated again directly, as the next year wve find him commanding the forces left by Cassander in Greece, when he moved northward against Antigonus. (Diod. 19.77.)