See also:

• EUMENES
• EUMENES (c. 360-316 B.C.)

EUMENES (c. 360-316 B.C.)  , Macedonian See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general, was a native of Cardia in the Thracian Chersonesus . At a very See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age he was employed as private secretary by See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip II. of Macedon, and on the See also:

• DEATH

death of that See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince, by See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander, whom he accompanied into See also:

• ASIA

Asia . In the See also:

• DIVISION (from Lat. dividere, to break up into parts, separate)

division of the See also:

• EMPIRE

empire on Alexander's death, See also:

• CAPPADOCIA

Cappadocia and See also:

• PAPHLAGONIA

Paphlagonia were assigned to See also:

• EUMENES
• EUMENES (c. 360-316 B.C.)

Eumenes; but as they were not yet subdued, Leonnatus and Antigonus were charged by See also:

• PERDICCAS

Perdiccas to put him in See also:

• POSSESSION
• POSSESSION (Lat. possessio, possidere, to possess)

possession . Antigonus, however, disregarded the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order, and Leonnatus in vain attempted to induce Eumenes to accompany him to See also:

• EUROPE

Europe and See also:

• SHARE (O. Eng. scearu, chiefly in compounds, e.g. land-scearu, a share of land, from sceran to cut; cf. " shear" )

share in his far-reaching designs . Eumenes joined Perdiccas, who in-stalled him in Cappadocia . When Craterus and See also:

• ANTIPATER (398?-319 B.C.)

Antipater, having reduced See also:

• GREECE

Greece, determined to pass into Asia and over-throw the See also:

• POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power of Perdiccas, their first See also:

• BLOW, JOHN (1648-1708)

blow was aimed at Cappadocia . Craterus and See also:

• NEOPTOLEMUS (also called PYRRxus)

Neoptolemus, See also:

• SATRAP [Pers. Khshatrapavan, i.e." protector (superintendent) of the country (or district)," Heb. sakhshadrapan, Gr. taerpan-ris (insc. of Miletus, Sitzungsber. Berl. Ak. 1900, 112), E% u3pa7eixav (insc. of Mylasa, Dittenberger, Sylloge, 95), ital. p6. rr

satrap of See also:

• ARMENIA (old Persian Armina, Armenian Hayasdan, or Hayq)

Armenia, were completely defeated by Eumenes-(321); Neoptolemus was killed, and Craterus died of his wounds . After the See also:

• MURDER

murder of Perdiccas in See also:

• EGYPT

Egypt by his own soldiers, the Macedonian generalscondemned Eumenes to death, and charged Antipater and Antigonus with the See also:

• EXECUTION (from Lat. ex-sequor, exsecutus, follow or carry out)

execution of their order . Eumenes, being defeated through the treachery of one of his See also:

• OFFICERS

officers, fled to See also:

• NORA

Nora, a strong fortress on the confines of Cappadocia and See also:

• LYCAONIA

Lycaonia, where he defended himself for more than a See also:

• YEAR

year . The death of Antipater (319) produced complications . He See also:

• LEFT

left the regency to his friend See also:

• POLYPERCHON (incorrectly Polysperchon)

Polyperchon over the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of his son See also:

• CASSANDER (c. 350—297 B.C.)
• CASSANDER (or CASSANT), GEORGE (1513-1566)

Cassander, who entered into an See also:

• ALLIANCE

alliance with Antigonus and See also:

• PTOLEMY (CLAUDIUS PTOLEMAEUS)

Ptolemy against Polyperchon, supported by Eumenes, who, having escaped from Nora, was threatening See also:

• SYRIA

Syria and See also:

• PHOENICIA

Phoenicia . In 318 Antigonus marched against him, and Eumenes withdrew See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east to join the satraps of the provinces beyond the See also:

• TIGRIS (Old Persian Tigrd, Diklat of the cuneiform inscriptions, Hiddekel of the Old Testament, Diglath of the Targum, Digla of the Arabs)

Tigris .

After two indecisive battles in See also:

• IRAN

Iran, Eumenes was betrayed by his own soldiers to Antigonus and put to death . He was an able soldier, who did his utmost to maintain the unity of Alexander's empire in Asia; but his efforts were frustrated by the generals and satraps, who hated and despised the secretary" and "foreigner." See See also:

• PLUTARCH
• PLUTARCH (Gr. llXoi rapxos) (c. A.D. 46–120)

Plutarch, Eumenes; See also:

• CORNELIUS
• CORNELIUS, CARL AUGUST PETER (1824-1874)
• CORNELIUS, PETER VON (1784–1867)

Cornelius See also:

• NEPOS, CORNELIUS (c. 99–24 B.C.)
• NEPOS, JULIUS

Nepos, Eumenes; Diod . Sic. xviii.,xix.; See also:

• ARRIAN (FLAvrus ARRIANUS)

Arrian, See also:

• ANABASIS

Anabasis, vii.; See also:

• QUINTUS

Quintus See also:

• CURTIUS, ERNST (1814-1896)
• CURTIUS, MARCUS

Curtius x . 4 . 10; See also:

• JUSTIN (JUNIANUS JUSTINUS)

Justin xiii . 8; A . Vezin, Eumenes von Kardia . Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der Diadochenzeit (See also:

• MUNSTER
• MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN (1489-1552)

Munster i . W., 1907) . Also MACEDONIAN EMr1RE .