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Hephaestion

Hephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων Hēphaistíōn; c. 356 BC – 324 BC), 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." This relationship…

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Allegiance
Macedonia
Born
c. 356 BC Pella, Macedonia, Ancient Greece
Commands
Companion cavalry
Conflicts
Siege of Pelium Battle of Thebes Battle of the Granicus Siege of Halicarnassus Siege of Miletus Battle of Issus Siege of Tyre (332 BC) Siege of Gaza Battle of Gaugamela Battle o…
Died
Autumn 324 BC (aged c. 32) Ecbatana
Rank
General, 2nd in command.

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related to Alexander · 22
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related to Death · 19
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related to Others · 18
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related to Expedition into India · 16
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related to Wars in Persia · 15
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related to External links · 14
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related to Hamadan Stone Lion · 12
Hephaestion → Alexander, BC, Chaeronea, Great, Hamadan, Heinz Luschey, Hellenistic, His, In, Iran, Iran's Cultural Heritage Organization, The Hamadan Stone Lion
related to Career · 11
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HephaestionAllegianceMacedonia1.00infobox
HephaestionBornc. 356 BC Pella, Macedonia, Ancient Greece1.00infobox
HephaestionCommandsCompanion cavalry1.00infobox
HephaestionConflictsSiege of Pelium Battle of Thebes Battle of the Granicus Siege of Halicarnassus Siege of Miletus Battle of Issus Siege of Tyre (332 BC) Siege of Gaza Battle of Gaugamela Battle o…1.00infobox
HephaestionDiedAutumn 324 BC (aged c. 32) Ecbatana1.00infobox
HephaestionRankGeneral, 2nd in command.1.00infobox
HephaestionSpouseDrypetis (princess of the Achaemenid dynasty in Persia)1.00infobox
HephaestionUnitSomatophylakes1.00infobox
Hephaestionis amajor character is Jeanne Reames's novels Dancing with the Lion0.90text
those deployed in the spring of 328 BCinstance ofshowing itself equal to learning new tactics necessary against Scythian nomads and to counter-insurgency measures0.80text
Mary Renaultinstance ofwith writers of fiction0.80text
the film director Oliver Stone among its proponentsinstance ofwith writers of fiction0.80text

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