Eumenes of Cardia

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Eumenes of Cardia was a Greek general and statesman who served under Alexander the Great and later emerged as a prominent, though ultimately defeated, contender in the Wars of the Diadochi.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eumenes of Cardia canonical 7
Eumenes 2
Eumenes I 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (62)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek general
diadoch
historical figure
secretary
statesman
allegiance Argead dynasty
Macedon
surface form: Macedonian Empire

Perdiccas
Polyperchon
ally Perdiccas
Polyperchon
Argead dynasty
surface form: the Argead royal family
battle Battle of Gabiene
Battle of Orkynia
Battle of Paraitakene
Battle of the Hellespont (321 BC)
birthPlace Cardia
Chersonese
birthRegion Thrace
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
deathApproximateDate 316 BC
deathCause execution
deathPlace Gabiene campaign area in Persia
defeat Battle of Gabiene
employer Alexander the Great
Perdiccas
Philip II of Macedon
Polyperchon
ethnicity Greek
executedBy Antigonus I Monophthalmus
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
Wars of the Diadochi
surface form: Wars of the Diadochi era

age of Alexander the Great
knownFor administrative skill
loyalty to Alexander’s heirs
strategic military ability
mentor Philip II of Macedon
militaryConflict Wars of the Diadochi
surface form: First War of the Diadochi

Wars of the Diadochi
surface form: Second War of the Diadochi

Wars of the Diadochi
name Eumenes of Cardia self-link
nativeLanguage Greek
notableFor command of the royal army in Asia
loyalty to the Argead royal house
opposition to Antigonus I Monophthalmus
role in the Wars of the Diadochi
service under Alexander the Great
opponent Antigonus I Monophthalmus
Craterus
Neoptolemus
positionHeld chief secretary to Alexander the Great
royal secretary
satrap of Cappadocia
satrap of Paphlagonia
satrap of Pontus
servedUnder Alexander the Great
Perdiccas
Philip II of Macedon
sourceMention Diodorus Siculus
surface form: Diodorus Siculus’ Bibliotheca historica

Plutarch’s Parallel Lives
victory Battle of Orkynia
Battle of the Hellespont (321 BC)

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diadochi hasPart Eumenes of Cardia
Cassander of Macedon opponent Eumenes of Cardia
Kingdom of Pergamon ruler Eumenes of Cardia
this entity surface form: Eumenes I
Craterus opponent Eumenes of Cardia
this entity surface form: Eumenes
Peithon opponent Eumenes of Cardia
Partition of Babylon hasParticipant Eumenes of Cardia
Partition of Triparadisus involved Eumenes of Cardia
Eumenes of Cardia name Eumenes of Cardia self-link
Polyperchon alliedWith Eumenes of Cardia
this entity surface form: Eumenes
Leonnatus contemporaryOf Eumenes of Cardia