
Hephaestion
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Pella |
Died | Ecbatana |
Ecbatana | |
Iran | |
324 BC | |
Ecbatana | |
Iran | |
Spouse | Drypetis |
Parents | Amyntor |
Other name | Patroclus |
Battles and wars | Siege of Pelium |
Battle of Thebes | |
Job | Soldier |
Military Officer | |
Spous | Drypetis (princess of the Achaemenid dynasty in Persia) |
Unit | Somatophylakes |
Rank | General, 2nd in command |
Command held | Companion cavalry |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 513780 |
Hephaestion Life story
Hephaestion, son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman of probable "Attic or Ionian extraction" and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. He was "by far the dearest of all the king's friends; he had been brought up with Alexander and shared all his secrets."