Cleitus the Black

Cleitus the Black (Greek: Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας; c. 375 BC – 328 BC) was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC and was killed by him in a drunken quarrel six years later. Cleitus was the son of Dropidas (who was the son of Critias) and brother of Alexander's nurse, Lanike. He would be given the epithet 'the Black' to distinguish him from Cleitus the White.

Cleitus the Black
Alexander kills Cleitus, André Castaigne, c. 1898–1899
Native name
Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας
Birth nameCleitus
Born375 BC
Died328 BC (aged 46–47 years old)
Markanda, Bactria
AllegianceMacedonia
Commands heldCompanion cavalry
Battles/warsWars of Alexander the Great
RelationsLanike (sister),
Critias (grandfather)
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