# Cleitus the Black

> Cleitus the Black was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC and was killed by him in a drunken quarrel six years later. Cleitus was the son of Dropidas and brother of Alexander's nurse, Lanike. He would be given the epithet 'the Black' to distinguish him from Cleitus the White.

*4th-century BC Macedonian cavalry officer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/cleitus-the-black

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Born:** -375
- **Died:** -328
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 21.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Klit Crni](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klit_Crni)
- [كليتوس الأسود](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF)
- [كليتوس الاسود](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AF)
- [Клит Черния](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82_%D0%A7%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F)
- [Kleitos an Du](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleitos_an_Du)
- [Clitos el Negre](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitos_el_Negre)
- [Kleitos der Schwarze](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleitos_der_Schwarze)
- [Κλείτος ο Μέλας](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%AF%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%9C%CE%AD%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%82)
- [Cleitus the Black](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleitus_the_Black)
- [Klejto la Nigra](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klejto_la_Nigra)
- [Clito el Negro](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clito_el_Negro)
- [کلیتوس سیاه](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3_%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%87)
- [Kleitos Musta](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleitos_Musta)
- [Cleitos (compagnon d'Alexandre)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleitos_(compagnon_d'Alexandre))
- [קלייטוס השחור](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%95%D7%A8)
- [Kleitus si Hitam](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleitus_si_Hitam)
- [Clito il Nero](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clito_il_Nero)
- [クレイトス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%82%B9)
- [კლიტოს შავი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A8%E1%83%90%E1%83%95%E1%83%98)
- [클레이토스](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%81%B4%EB%A0%88%EC%9D%B4%ED%86%A0%EC%8A%A4)
- [Клит Црниот](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82_%D0%A6%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BE%D1%82)
- [Clitus](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitus)
- [Klejtos Czarny](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klejtos_Czarny)
- [Clito](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clito)
- [Клит Чёрный](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82_%D0%A7%D1%91%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26341)

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