Peithon [SEP] position held
Peithon
Peithon or Pithon (Greek: "Πείθων" or "Πίθων", c. 355 – c. 314 BC) was the son of Crateuas, a nobleman from Eordaia in western Macedonia. Peithon was of Illyrian origin. He was famous for being one of the bodyguards of Alexander the Great, becoming the later satrap of Media, and claiming to be one of the diadochi.
Peithon (Peithon Krateau) was named one of the seven (later eight) Somatophylakes "bodyguards" of Alexander in 335 BC. After
the southern Punjab.
Satrap of the Indus (325–316 BCE).
After these deeds, Alexander named him viceroy of the Indus area, around 325 BCE, to the east of the territory held in the Paropamisadae by the satrap Oxyartes and to the south of the territories where Philip, son of Machatas was satrap:
Later, Peithon managed putting down the revolt of king Musicanus (Indian: Mûshika) at the head of the Indus:
Peithon was confirmed in his position at the Partition of Babylon following the