Parmenion

Macedonian general (c. 400 – 330 BC)

Parmenion (also Parmenio; Greek: Παρμενίων; c. 400 – 330 BC), son of Philotas, was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. A nobleman, Parmenion rose to become Philip's chief military lieutenant and Alexander's strategos (military general). He was assassinated after his son Philotas was convicted on a charge of treason. His siblings Asander and Agathon would also become prominent members of Alexander's Macedonia. Military service to Philip II. During the reign of Philip II, Parmenion achieved a great victory over the Illyrians in 356 BC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parmenion

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