Archon (Ancient Greek: Ἄρχων; died 321 BC) was a Pellaean, appointed satrap of Babylonia after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC.[1] He is probably the same as the son of Cleinias mentioned in the Indian expedition of Alexander.[2] He perished in 321 in a fight against Docimus.[3] An inscription in Delphi shows that Archon had taken part in both the Isthmian and Pythian Games of 333-332, winning some horse-races.
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- Heckel, Waldemar. Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great [1] (P. J. Rhodes, R. Osborne: Greek Historical Inscriptions 404–323 BC.)
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Archon (1)", Boston, (1867)
- Epigraphical Database
- University of Naples Federico II. Archon di Pella vince gli Isthmia e ai Pythia.
- Matz, David. Greek and Roman Sport. McFarland, 1991.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Archon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. I. p. 273.
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