(Πευκέστας; Peukéstas).
[1] Commander of the occupation of Egypt under Alexander the Great
Son of Macartatus, he and Balacrus [2] were commanders of the garrison in Egypt under Alexander [4] the Great (Arr. An. 3,5,5, 331 BC). In the Saqqara necropolis a decree by P. for the protection of a priestly estate has been found.
Bibliography
E.G. Turner, A Commander-in-Chief's Order from Saqqâra, in: J…