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Leonidas of Epirus (Greek: Λεωνίδας ο Ηπειρώτης) or Leuconides (Greek: Λευκονίδης), was a tutor of Alexander the Great. A kinsman of Alexander's mother, Olympias, he was entrusted with the main superintendence of Alexander's education in his earlier years, apparently before he became a student of Aristotle.
Lysimachus of Acarnania (Greek: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos) was one of the tutors of Alexander the Great.Though a man of very slender accomplishments, he ingratiated himself with the royal family by calling himself Phoenix, and Alexander Achilles, and Philip Peleus; and by this sort of flattery, according to Plutarch, he obtained the second place among the young prince's tutors.
Pages in category "Philosophers and tutors of Alexander the Great" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
When Alexander was 13, Philip began to search for a tutor, ... Alexander's empire was the largest state of its time, covering approximately 5.2 million square km.
Aristotle teaching young Alexander, engraving by Charles Laplante, c. 1866. Aristotle was the head of the royal academy of Macedon and, in 343 BC, Philip II of Macedon invited him to serve as the tutor for the prince, Alexander. [10]
Hephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων Hēphaistíōn; c. 356 BC – October 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman of probable "Attic or Ionian extraction" [3] and a general in the army of Alexander the Great.
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Perdiccas - Alexander's friend and Macedonian general. Philotas - Alexander's friend and most experienced and talented general, Parmenion's son. Leonidas - Alexander's tutor until the age of 13. Aristotle - Alexander's tutor in Mieza. Parmenion - Alexander and Philip's general, Philotas's father. Cleitus the Black - Officer of Alexander's and ...