Cleitus The Black
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Macedonia |
| Died | Samarkand |
| Uzbekistan | |
| 328 BC | |
| Samarkand | |
| Uzbekistan | |
| Nationality | Macedonian |
| Job | Army officer |
| Battleswar | Wars of Alexander the Great: Battle of the Granicus |
| Command held | Companion cavalry |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 649269 |
Cleitus The Black Life story
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.
