Eumenes
Greek general and satrap (c. 362 - 316 BC) · Turkey · Lived 362 BC to 316 BC · aged 46
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Something wrong?Eumenes was a Greek general, satrap, and successor of Alexander the Great. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as Alexander's personal secretary and later on as a battlefield commander.
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Map of the Thracian Chersonese. Cardia, Eumenes' birthplace, is visible in the top right of the image.
Map of Alexander's Empire, divided as per the Partition of Babylon in 323 BC according to the historian Diodorus Siculus. Eumenes of Cardia's satrapies are visible on the top left, below the Black Sea.![The single combat between Eumenes of Cardia and Neoptolemus, 1878 engraving. Eumenes and Neoptolemus are said to have shared a "most violent hatred" with one another.[71]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/The_fight_of_Eumenes_of_Cardia_against_Neoptolemus%2C_Wars_of_the_Diadochi.jpg/500px-The_fight_of_Eumenes_of_Cardia_against_Neoptolemus%2C_Wars_of_the_Diadochi.jpg)
The single combat between Eumenes of Cardia and Neoptolemus, 1878 engraving. Eumenes and Neoptolemus are said to have shared a "most violent hatred" with one another.[71]
Coin of Philip III Arrhidaius struck under Perdiccas in Babylon, circa 323-320 BC. Though Eumenes would claim to fight for the joint kings, it is not probable he ever saw them in person after 321 BC.
Print made in the late 17th century, depicting Eumenes, by M. Burg.
The Taurus Mountains in modern Turkey. Nora was located, in ancient times, at the foot of one of these mountains.![Medallion depicting Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great. Eumenes was an old and trusted friend of Olympias.[144]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Coin_olympias_mus_theski.JPG/500px-Coin_olympias_mus_theski.JPG)
Medallion depicting Olympias, mother of Alexander the Great. Eumenes was an old and trusted friend of Olympias.[144]In their orbit
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Eumenes was a Greek general, satrap, and successor of Alexander the Great. He participated in the Wars of Alexander the Great, serving as Alexander's personal secretary and later on as a battlefield commander. Eumenes depicted himself as a lifelong loyalist of Alexander's dynasty and championed the cause of the Macedonian Argead royal house.
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