Officer

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Mago Barca

Mago Barca (Phoenician Mgn, "Godsent") (late third century BCE): Carthaginian general, brother of Hannibal. Map of the battle at Cannae Mago was…

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Mentor of Rhodes

Mentor of Rhodes (c.385-340): Greek mercenary leader in Persian service, served under king Artaxerxes III Ochus.Mentor's career as mercenary leader started when he was twenty-seven years old. In 358, he served under an important Persian nobleman, Artabazus, the satrap of…

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Nearchus

Nearchus (c.360-c.300): admiral of Alexander the Great, famous for his exploration of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.Early career Amphipolis Nearchus…

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Ophellas

Ophellas (c.355-308): Macedonian officer, served under Alexander the Great and Ptolemy.Ophellas was born in Pella as the son of a Macedonian nobleman named Silenus. He was probably educated at the court of king Philip II (359-336) and queen Olympias, because…

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