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Nicanor ( / naɪˈkeɪnər /; Greek: Nικάνωρ Nīkā́nōr; executed 317 BC) was a Macedonian officer who served the Diadochus Cassander and the son in law of Aristotle.
Nicanor (in Greek Nικάνωρ; executed 318 BC), a Macedonian officer under Cassander, by whom he was secretly despatched immediately on the death of Antipater, 319 BC, to take the command of the Macedonian garrison at Munychia, in Attica.
Nicanor (Macedonian general), 3rd century BC; a Macedonian general under Philip V Nicanor of Epirus, 3rd–2nd century BC; son of Myrton and supporter of Charops of Epirus
Nicanor ( / naɪˈkeɪnər /; Greek: Nικάνωρ Nīkā́nōr ), nicknamed "The Elephant", was a general under King Philip V of Macedonia in the 3rd century BC. He invaded Attica with an army shortly before the outbreak of the Second Macedonian War between Philip V and the Romans in 200 BC.
Nicanor was quickly dispatched by Cassander with the fleet to the Hellespont, where he was joined by the forces of Antigonus, while Polyperchon was campaigning in the Peloponnese. In July 317 BC, Nicanor was defeated by Cleitus , Polyperchon's admiral, in a naval battle in the Bosporus .
What is Nicanor (Antipatrid general)? Nicanor was a Macedon ian officer who served the Diadochus Cassander and the son in law of Aristotle.
Nicanor’s career reflects the intense power struggles and shifting alliances among Alexander the Great’s successors. His service under Antigonus and his role in significant military campaigns highlight his importance in the early Hellenistic period.
