ABSTRACT
Four sons of the Tymphaian Andromenes are known—Amyntas, Simmias, Attalos, and Polemon—all of whom appear as commanders in the years 335–320, three of them as taxiarchs. The eldest, Amyntas, commanded his own battalion from at least 335; Simmias replaced him briefly at Gaugamela, but after Amyntas’ death in 330 the battalion was entrusted to Attalos and not Simmias. Polemon, hurt by connections with Philotas and his own disgraceful flight in 330, never attained military office in Alexander’s lifetime; in 321/0, he shared a command with Attalos.
