Philip (satrap)

Philip (Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος; died 318 BC) was satrap of Sogdiana. He was first appointed to this position by Alexander the Great in 327 BC. He retained his post, as did most of the satraps of the more remote provinces, in the arrangements which followed the death of the king in 323 BC; but in the subsequent partition at Triparadisus in 321 BC, he was assigned the government of Parthia instead. Here he remained until 318 BC, when Peithon, who was then seeking to establish his power over all the provinces of the East, put Philip to death and appointed his brother Eudemus as satrap of Parthia.

Philip
Φίλιππος
Satrap of Parthia
In office 321 BC – 318 BC
Monarch	Alexander IV
Succeeded by	Eudemus
Satrap of Sogdiana
In office 327 BC – 321 BC
Monarchs	Alexander III (until 323 BC) Alexander IV (from 323 BC)
Personal details
Born	Unknown
Died	318 BC
Cause of death	Execution
Occupation	Satrap
Military service
Allegiance	Macedonia
Battles/wars	Wars of Alexander the Great Wars of the Diadochi

References

• Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Philippus (9)", Boston, (1867)

Notes

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 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Philippus (9)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.