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Alcetas (Greek Ἀλκέτας; died 320 BC), was the brother of Perdiccas and the son of Orontes from Orestis. He is first mentioned as one of Alexander the Great's generals in his Indian expedition.{{r|arr_4.27}} On the death of Alexander, Alcetas was a strong supporter of his brother Perdiccas. At Perdiccas' orders, in 323 BC Alcetas murdered Cynane, the half-sister of Alexander the Great, as she wished to marry off her daughter Eurydice to Philip Arrhidaeus, the nominal king of Macedon.{{r|diod_19.52_pol_8.60_phot_92}} At the time of Perdiccas' murder by his own troops in Egypt in 321 BC, Alcetas was with Eumenes in Asia Minor engaged against Craterus. The Perdiccas' army revolted from him and joined Ptolemy. They condemned Alcetas and all of Perdiccas' supporters to death. The war against Alcetas, who had now left Eumenes and united his forces with those of Attalus, was waged by Alexander's general Antigonus. Alcetas and Attalus were defeated in Pisidia in 320 BC and Alcetas retreated to Termessus. He was surrendered by the city elders{{clarify|elder?|date=February 2011}} to Antigonus, but to avoid falling into Antigonus' hands alive, killed himself.{{r|diod_18.29_37_44-46_just_13.6_8_phot_92}} ReferencesExternal links
11 : Ancient Greek generals|Ancient Macedonian generals|Generals of Alexander the Great|Military personnel who committed suicide|Suicides by sharp instrument in Turkey|Ancient Macedonians who committed suicide|Ancient Orestians|4th-century BC Greek people|Year of birth unknown|320 BC deaths|Male suicides |
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