15 nov 331 av. J.-C. - The Conspiracy of Philotas

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- philotas was the son of parmenio

- commander of the elite companion cavalry

- by all accounts brilliant, arrogant, and tactless
one of alexander's soldiers invited his lover to join in on an attack against alexander

- the lover told philotus and eventually what happened was that philotus kinda stalled and didn’t take it seriously

- the original plotter committed suicide

- philotus was arrested on suspicion on being part of this plot

- he was tried, tortured into a confession and stoned to death

- sent back with an order to kill parmenio

whyyyy???
- maybe tactical, maybe his intention to move east towards the mountain would mean he woudlnt need a calvalry and he’s head of the cavalry

- his character made him a good target (had no patience for alexander)

- the real target was not so much philotas, but parmenio

- he removed two leaders that could possible lead resistance in the future

- this shows alexanders paranoia and fear of plots. there’s no evidence that philotas conspired anything

- should be called the conspiracy against philotas (badumtis)

- moving away from macedonian loyalties
by getting rid of these two men in a brutal way,

- he was moving into another stage of his development

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