Demetrius ( grc, Δημήτριος) (died 330 BC) was one of Alexander's
somatophylakes
''Somatophylakes'' ( el, Σωματοφύλακες; singular: ''somatophylax'', σωματοφύλαξ) were the bodyguards of high-ranking people in ancient Greece.
The most famous body of ''somatophylakes'' were those of Philip II of Macedon a ...
. He was suspected of being engaged in the conspiracy of
Philotas
Philotas ( el, Φιλώτας; 365 BC – October 330 BC) was the eldest son of Parmenion, one of Alexander the Great's most experienced and talented generals. He rose to command the Companion Cavalry, but was accused of conspiring against Alex ...
, and was executed.
Ptolemy (son of Lagus) replaced him as Somatophylax.
References
*
Arrian, ''Anabasis'' 3.27.5
*
Quintus Curtius Rufus 6.7.15 and 6.11.35-38
*Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel
extract online
330 BC deaths
Somatophylakes
Ancient Macedonian generals
Ancient Greek generals
Executed ancient Macedonian people
People executed by Alexander the Great
Year of birth unknown
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