# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/peucestas
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:59:11.065Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/peucestas"
name: "Peucestas"
slug: "peucestas"
description: "Peucestas was a native of the town of Mieza, in Macedonia, and a distinguished officer in the service of Alexander the Great. His name is first mentioned as one of those appointed to command a trireme on the Hydaspes. Prior to this he must have distinguished himself for his personal valour and prowess, as he was the person selected by Alexander to carry before him in battle the sacred shield, which he had taken down from the temple of Athena at Troy. In this capacity he was in close attendance upon the king's person in the assault on the capital city of the Malavas ; and all authors agreed in attributing the chief share in saving the life of Alexander upon that occasion to Peucestas, while they differed as to almost all the other circumstances and persons concerned."
tagline: "Ancient Macedonian admiral and satrap"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/The_ladder_breaks_stranding_Alexander_and_a_few_companions_within_the_Mallian_town_by_Andre_Castaigne_(1898-1899).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "-350"
deathDate: "-400"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.5
  momentum:             1.226666666666667
  historical:           20.37880133333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A8%B8%E5%A1%9E%E6%96%AF%E5%A1%94%E6%96%AF"
    title: "樸塞斯塔斯"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "بوكستاس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "بوكستاس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82_(%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%85)"
    title: "Певкест (диадох)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucestes_de_Mieza"
    title: "Peucestes de Mieza"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukestas_(Diadoche)"
    title: "Peukestas (Diadoche)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B5%CF%85%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82"
    title: "Πευκέστας"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucestas"
    title: "Peucestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucestas"
    title: "Peucestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukestas"
    title: "Peukestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucestas_(garde_du_corps)"
    title: "Peucestas (garde du corps)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukest"
    title: "Peukest"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukestas"
    title: "Peukestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucesta"
    title: "Peucesta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B1%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B9"
    title: "ペウケスタス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8E%98%EC%9A%B0%EC%BC%80%EC%8A%A4%ED%83%80%EC%8A%A4"
    title: "페우케스타스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucestas"
    title: "Peucestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukestas"
    title: "Peukestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucestas"
    title: "Peucestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukestas"
    title: "Peukestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82"
    title: "Певкест"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukesta"
    title: "Peukesta"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82"
    title: "Пеукест"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peukestas"
    title: "Peukestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peucestas"
    title: "Peucestas"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q549090"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump