Petenes | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Πετήνης |
| Born | c. 355 BC |
| Died | May 334 BC (aged c. 21) |
| Allegiance | 
Achaemenid Empire |
| Years of service | 334 BC |
| Battles/wars | Battle of the Granicus † |
Petenes (Greek: Πετήνης; died May 334 BC) was one of the Persian generals in the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey).[1] He was killed during the cavalry engagement.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, 1.12.8
- ↑ Arrian, 1.16.3
- ↑ Diodorus, Bibliotheca historica, 17.21.3, (he confuses him with Atizyes)
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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