Parmenion

Parmenion (also Parmenio) (in Greek, Παρμενίων, c. 400 – Ecbatana, 330 BC) was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, murdered on a suspected false charge of treason.

Parmenion was a nobleman and father of Philotas. His early career is unknown. During the reign of Philip II Parmenion obtained a great victory over the Illyrians in 356 BC; ten years later, Parmenion vanquished the town of Halos. He was one of the Macedonian delegates appointed to conclude peace with Athens in 346 BC, and was sent with an army to uphold Macedonian influence in Euboea in 342 BC.

Parmenion rose to become Philip's chief military lieutenant.