Archon of Pella

Archon (Ancient Greek: Ἄρχων; died 321 BC) was a Pellaean, appointed satrap of Babylonia after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC.[1] He is probably the same as the son of Cleinias mentioned in the Indian expedition of Alexander.[2] He perished in 321 in a fight against Docimus.[3] An inscription in Delphi shows that Archon had taken part in both the Isthmian and Pythian Games of 333-332, winning some horse-races.

References

1. Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus, xiii. 4; Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xviii. 3.
2. Arrian, Indica, 18
3. Arrian, FGrH 156 F 10a, 3-5

Sources

• Heckel, Waldemar. Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great (P. J. Rhodes, R. Osborne: Greek Historical Inscriptions 404–323 BC.)
• Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Archon (1)", Boston, (1867)
• Epigraphical Database
• University of Naples Federico II. Archon di Pella vince gli Isthmia e ai Pythia.
• Matz, David. Greek and Roman Sport. McFarland, 1991.
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Archon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. I. p. 273.