Balakros (son of Amyntas)

Balakros (Ancient Greek: Bάλακρoς), son of Amyntas, was a military commander of ancient Macedonia under Alexander the Great. He led the allied Greek infantry in Alexander's army when Antigonus I Monophthalmus was appointed satrap of Phrygia in 334 BCE.

After the occupation of Egypt in 331 BCE, he was one of the generals left behind in that country with a part of the army.[1][2] Command of the Greek infantry was given to Canalus.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander 1.30, 3.5
  2. ^ Quintus Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni 8.11
  3. ^ Arrian. The Campaigns of Alexander. Tales End Press. ISBN 9781623580131. Retrieved 2025-09-21.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William (1870). "Balacrus (2)". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 454.

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