Polyperchon (394 'til 380 BC - 303 BC)
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ Polyperchon or Polysperchon (360-303 BC) came from royal lineage and was the son of Simmias. He was born in Tymfaia, Epirus. He was a general of Philip and Alexander the Great. He took part in Alexander's campaign in Asia. He had been placed at the head of the tymphian order and distinguished himself. He returned to Greece in 324 BC. along with Crater. On the way, in Cilicia he was informed that Alexander had died. Struggle for the succession of Alexander He fought in the Lamian War, helping Antipater to defeat. Polyperchon defeated the previously considered invincible Thessalian cavalry of Menon. In 319 BC Antipater placed him commissioner of the state. Antipater's son, Cassander, was displeased by this fact, who allied himself with Antigonus and Ptolemy and tried to take away his power. Polyperchon, who had Eumenes as an ally, was initially defeated. But in 318 BC his fleet was defeated by Antigonus, while in 317 Cassander brought Athens under his control. Polypercho...