Simmias ( grc, Σιμμίας) was a

Macedon Macedonia (; grc-gre, Μακεδονία), also called Macedon (), was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, and later the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece. The kingdom was founded and initially ruled by ...

ian officer, son of Andromenes from

Tymphaia Tymphaea or Tymphaia () was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek territory, specifically located in the region of Epirus, inhabited by the Tymphaioi, a northwestern Greeks, Greek tribe that belonged to the Molossians, Molossian tribal state or ''koino ...

and brother of

Attalus Attalus or Attalos may refer to: People *Several members of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon ** Attalus I, ruled 241 BC–197 BC ** Attalus II Philadelphus, ruled 160 BC–138 BC ** Attalus III, ruled 138 BC–133 BC *Attalus, father of ...

and Amyntas, the officers 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 ...

. He probably served in the division of the phalanx, commanded by his brother Amyntas, as we find him taking the command of it at the

battle of Gaugamela The Battle of Gaugamela (; grc, Γαυγάμηλα, translit=Gaugámela), also called the Battle of Arbela ( grc, Ἄρβηλα, translit=Árbela), took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great a ...

during his brother's absence. On this occasion his division was one of those which bore the chief brunt of the battle. In 330 BC he was accused, together with his brothers, of having been concerned in the conspiracy of Philotas; but the vigorous defence of Amyntas before the Macedonian army procured their joint acquittal.

References

* Smith, William (editor); ''

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology The ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' (1849, originally published 1844 under a slightly different title) is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary. Edited by William Smith, the dictionary spans three volumes and 3,700 p ...

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"Simmias (2)"

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, (1867)

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---- {{Alexander's Generals Ancient Macedonian generals Generals of Alexander the Great Ancient Tymphaeans 4th-century BC Macedonians