Audoleon

Audoleon (Greek: Αὐδολέων or Αὐδωλέων; gen.: Αὐδολέοντος/Αὐδωλέωντος; 315–285 BC) was an ancient Paeonian[1] king son of Patraus, Agis or Ariston, the general of Alexander the Great.[2] He was the father of Ariston, and of a daughter who married Pyrrhus of Epirus. In a war with the Illyrian tribe Autariatae he was reduced to great straits, but was succoured by Cassander.

Stater of Audoleon

References
  1. A Guide to the Principal Gold and Silver Coins of the Ancients: From Circ. B. C. 700 to a. D. 1. (1895) by British Museum Dept. of Coins and Medals, 2009, page 62: "... Patraus and his son Audoleon reigned over Paionia between B.C. 340 ..."
  2. Heckel 2006, p. 246
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Audoleon". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 418.

Bibliography
  • Heckel, W. (2006) Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire, Blackwell, Oxford.
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