Peroidas or Peroedas ( grc, Περοίδας), son of Menestheus, was

hipparch ''Hipparchus'', anglicized hipparch ( gr, ἵππαρχος, hipparchos), was the title of an ancient Greek cavalry officer, commanding a ''hipparchia'' (unit of about 500 horsemen); two such units were commanded by an ''epihipparchos Epihipparc ...

of the ile of Hetairoi from

Anthemus Anthemus or Anthemous ( grc, Ἀνθεμοῦς), also known as Anthemuntus or Anthemountos (Ἀνθεμοῦντος), was a town of ancient Macedonia of some importance, belonging to the early Macedonian monarchy. It appears to have stood sou ...

from the beginning of the campaign of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

. At the

Battle of Issus The Battle of Issus (also Issos) occurred in southern Anatolia, on November 5, 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III. It was the second great battle of Alexander's conquest of ...

, his squadron was transferred, along with that of

Pantordanus Pantordanus or Pantordanos ( el, Παντόρδανος), son of Cleander, was hipparch of the ''ile'' of '' Hetairoi'' of Leugaea from the beginning of the campaign of Alexander the Great. At the Battle of Issus, he occupied at first the left wi ...

, from the left to the right wing before the battle began (

Arrian Arrian of Nicomedia (; Greek: ''Arrianos''; la, Lucius Flavius Arrianus; ) was a Greek historian, public servant, military commander and philosopher of the Roman period. ''The Anabasis of Alexander'' by Arrian is considered the best ...

2.9.3).

References

*''Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great,'' by Waldemar Heckel Hetairoi Ancient Macedonian generals {{AncientGreece-bio-stub