Eudemus (in Greek Eυδημoς; died 316 BC) was one of Alexander the Great's generals, who was appointed by him to the command of the troops left in India.¹ After Alexander's death (323 BC) he made himself master of the territories of the Indian king Porus, and treacherously put that monarch to death. He by this means became very powerful, and in 317 BC brought to the support of Eumenes in the war against Antigonus a force of 3500 men and 125 elephants.² With these he rendered him active service in the first battle of Gabiene, but seems nevertheless to have been jealous of him, and joined in the conspiracy of Antigenes and Teutamus against him, though he was afterwards induced to divulge their plans. After the surrender of Eumenes, Eudemus was put to death by order of Antigonus, to whom he had always shewn a marked hostility.³

References

Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Eudemus (1)", Boston, (1867)

Notes

1 Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, vi. 22

2 Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca, xix. 14

3 Diodorus, xix. 15, 27, 44; Plutarch, Parallel Lives, "Eumenes", 16

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1867).