Niphates (Persian general)

Niphates (Greek: Νιφάτης) was one of the Persian generals in the battle of the Granicus in 334 BC in Asia Minor.[1] He was stationed on the Persian right during the battle formation, along with Rheomithres and Petenes, and faced the Thessalians, which according to Arrian did heavy damage to the Persians.[2] The scarcity of the details regarding his participation is attributed to the focus of the available sources on Alexander, who fought the Lydians, Rhoesaces and Spithridates in the center.[2] An earlier timeline, put him in a council with other Persian generals and the Persian cavalry near the city of Zeleia.[3] Niphates was killed during the battle at Granicus.[4]

References
  1. Arrian, Anabasis, 1.12.8
  2. Heckel, Waldemar (2012-03-29). The Conquests of Alexander the Great. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107645394.
  3. Arrian (2012-08-05). The Campaigns of Alexander. Tales End Press. ISBN 9781623580131.
  4. Arrian, 1.16.3

Sources
  • Smith, William (1878). A New Classical Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography Mythology and Geography Partly Based Upon the Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Harper.
  • Heckel, Waldemar (2006). Who’s Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander’s Empire. Blackwell Publishing.
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