Chapter 54: The Fall of Artetas

[[[cp|w:210|h:140|a:c]]] Arcetas was a complete spectator of Antigonus' assault on Eumenes, and he was arrogant and had no affection for Eumenes, who was of Greek origin, and was therefore indifferent to his fate. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Of course, it may also be that the army in the hands of Asander and Clitus in the nearby Viceroyalty District made him afraid to take the initiative to rescue, but he must have sent spies to reconnoiter in the Cappadocia area, so that in case Eumenes is defeated, he can be prepared for defense in time. His jurisdiction, Pisidia, is mountainous, and as long as he holds the key passes, he can still protect himself. Soon, though, Antigonus's thunderous actions would blow him down.

At this time, Alcetas led his army to defend a place called Kretopolis, the most important pass in Pisidia. He knew that Antigonus would soon come against him, and after defeating Eumenes, co-opting the remnants of his army, and expanding his forces throughout Asia Minor, Antigonus had 40,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry, in addition to a war elephant. Artetas chose to camp at this pass in order to use the advantage of the terrain to offset his obvious numerical disadvantage.

Although he was well prepared, Artetas did not expect Antigonus to come so soon. Within seven days, Antigonus led his army on a rapid march through some 440 kilometers of roads in Asia Minor to the vicinity of the Arcetas military camp in Cletopolis. Arsetas knew that his opponent had come to him when he heard the cacophony of war elephants of Antigonus's army, and Antigonus's army emerged from the ridge of a nearby hill. Perhaps the army was moving faster than his spies near Nora, while Arcetas was patrolling the neighborhood with some of his cavalry and light infantry, and most of his troops were still in the barracks near the pass.

Artetas immediately sent his side of Attalus back to camp and mobilized his infantry to set up the battle array as quickly as possible, while he led his cavalry and a small number of light infantry to launch a delayed attack on the Antigonus army on the ridge. It was a desperate charge, and Antigonus saw Alcetas's intentions, and did not hesitate to personally lead the 6,000 cavalry around him to launch a charge directly against the infantry battalion of Arcetas. Seeing that his connection with the main force of the infantry was likely to be cut off by Antigonus, Arcetas hurriedly retreated from the slope and joined his own infantry before being cut off. In this charge, Arsetas lost nothing but a large number of cavalry.

Antigonus did not hesitate to put his war elephants in front, and the cavalry followed, condescendingly attacking the still disorganized Arcetas. The complete failure of Arcetas' delayed charge left Attalus and the others without having time to reorganize their heavy infantry, so when Antigonus' war elephants and cavalry arrived in front of them, the Padica's henchmen surrendered almost without resistance. Only a handful were killed, and Arcetas' 16,000 infantry and 900 cavalry were now all absorbed by Antigonus. Among his generals, Docamos, the former governor of Babylon, his brother-in-law Attalus, and Padica, who had been sent to meet the hearse but were scared away by Ptolemy, the former Syrian governor Laometon who was expelled by Ptolemy, and Philotas, who was sentenced to death for defecting to Paddicca, were all captured, but none of them were executed, and Antigonus kept them in a strong fortress guarded by guards. With these forces, Antigonus was now the most powerful general at hand in Asia and in the whole of Macedonia—a force he could directly or indirectly control in Asia Minor, which by this time had reached 60,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. …,

Artetas himself fled to a city called Termessus, protected by several Pisidians, which, like Nora, was in an extremely vulnerable position. Since Artetas himself has been very attentive to winning the hearts and minds of people in Pisidia in recent years, the people of the city welcomed him warmly into the city for refuge and vowed to protect him with all their might. Almost all of the adult male inhabitants, about 6,000 people, were armed.

Soon after Antigonus's army arrived, he demanded that the Temisus surrender Arcetas, and threatened to stay nearby for a long time if they refused until they surrendered Arcetas, dead or alive. At this time, there was a fierce dispute among the people of Temisus - although the city of Temisus was difficult to conquer, in these days when the army of Antigonus was stationed, no matter what the outcome, the crops in the valley outside the city would be completely ravaged. The young men of the city are passionate and must defend their oath to protect Artetas at all costs. The older people in the city, on the other hand, felt that it was unwise to make such a great sacrifice for the sake of one man, and that it was more meaningful to preserve their harvest for a year than to make an empty vow.

Eventually, the older men of the city decided to join forces with Antigonus, who told him to pretend to withdraw, and then tricked the young men into pursuit. When Antigonus retreated, the young men went out of the city in pursuit. So the elders, who had been in the city for a long time, immediately captured Artetas, who saw that he had been betrayed and committed suicide. The elders carried Alcetas's body to a corner outside the city and covered it with a cloth, and the young men did not find it when they returned disappointed after chasing him to nothing, and then the elders took the opportunity to hand it over to Antigonus.

Antigonus was not a ruthless and murderous person, as long as he did not have to kill, he generally did not execute captured enemy generals, and before Attalus, Documos and others were only imprisoned. This time, however, he was extremely harsh on the corpse of Alcetas, who he displayed for three days, and when the corpse had decomposed slightly, he threw it on the side of the road of the army. He may have done so because Artetas had murdered Kunagne, one of the members of the Macedonian royal family, and it is possible that Antigonus posed to show that he was the defender of the Macedonian royal family. At the same time, it was also to warn the young people of the city of Temisus not to make a mistake, and after they found out that they had been deceived by their predecessors, they were furious, and even claimed to launch a guerrilla war against Antigonus to avenge Artes.

The defeat of Alcetas had his inevitability, and although he did a decent job of winning hearts and minds, he was almost an idiot strategically, and he did not understand the truth of his death, and when he had the best opportunity to destroy Antigonus, he did not seize the opportunity, and remained indifferent when his "ally" Eumenes was defeated and retreated. Until Antigonus's soldiers came to the city, he didn't even have a chance to regret it, it was too late, and in an instant he lost all power and glory.

The young men of the city of Temisus took Arcetas's decomposing body and buried him with the highest courtesy. Today, we can still find the mausoleum of Artetas somewhere in southern Turkey, where the petroglyphs depict a knight in a charge, who is Arteutas himself.

After the victory, Antigonus has now almost completed the task of pacifying the remnants of Padica, except for Eumenes, who is also fighting the trapped beasts in Nora. But when he returned to Phrygia from the division of Temisusban with his army, he suddenly received news that caused a shock that caused the situation that had just calmed down in Antigonus to boil again.

Arcetas was a complete spectator of Antigonus' assault on Eumenes, arrogant and indifferent to his fate because he had no affection for Eumenes, who was a Greek. Of course, it may also be that the army in the hands of Asander and Klitus, who are close to the Viceroyalty, makes him afraid to take the initiative to rescue, but he must have sent spies to reconnoiter in the Cappadocia area, so that if Eumenes is defeated, he can be prepared for defense in time. His jurisdiction, Pisidia, is mountainous, and as long as he holds the key passes, he can still protect himself. Soon, though, Antigonus's thunderous actions would blow him down. …,

At this time, Alcetas led his army to defend a place called Kretopolis, the most important pass in Pisidia. He knew that Antigonus would soon come against him, and after defeating Eumenes, co-opting the remnants of his army, and expanding his forces throughout Asia Minor, Antigonus had 40,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry, in addition to a war elephant. Artetas chose to camp at this pass in order to use the advantage of the terrain to offset his obvious numerical disadvantage.

Although he was well prepared, Artetas did not expect Antigonus to come so soon. Within seven days, Antigonus led his army on a rapid march through some 440 kilometers of roads in Asia Minor to the vicinity of the Arcetas military camp in Cletopolis. Arsetas knew that his opponent had come to him when he heard the cacophony of war elephants of Antigonus's army, and Antigonus's army emerged from the ridge of a nearby hill. Perhaps the army was moving faster than his spies near Nora, while Arcetas was patrolling the neighborhood with some of his cavalry and light infantry, and most of his troops were still in the barracks near the pass.

Artetas immediately sent his side of Attalus back to camp and mobilized his infantry to set up the battle array as quickly as possible, while he led his cavalry and a small number of light infantry to launch a delayed attack on the Antigonus army on the ridge. It was a desperate charge, and Antigonus saw Alcetas's intentions, and did not hesitate to personally lead the 6,000 cavalry around him to launch a charge directly against the infantry battalion of Arcetas. Seeing that his connection with the main force of the infantry was likely to be cut off by Antigonus, Arcetas hurriedly retreated from the slope and joined his own infantry before being cut off. In this charge, Arsetas lost nothing but a large number of cavalry.

Antigonus did not hesitate to put his war elephants in front, and the cavalry followed, condescendingly attacking the still disorganized Arcetas. The complete failure of Arcetas' delayed charge left Attalus and the others without having time to reorganize their heavy infantry, so when Antigonus' war elephants and cavalry arrived in front of them, the Padica's henchmen surrendered almost without resistance. Only a handful were killed, and Arcetas' 16,000 infantry and 900 cavalry were now all absorbed by Antigonus. Among his generals, Docamos, the former governor of Babylon, his brother-in-law Attalus, and Padica, who had been sent to meet the hearse but were scared away by Ptolemy, the former Syrian governor Laometon who was expelled by Ptolemy, and Philotas, who was sentenced to death for defecting to Paddicca, were all captured, but none of them were executed, and Antigonus kept them in a strong fortress guarded by guards. With these forces, Antigonus was now the most powerful general at hand in Asia and in the whole of Macedonia—a force he could directly or indirectly control in Asia Minor, which by this time had reached 60,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.

Artetas himself fled to a city called Termessus, protected by several Pisidians, which, like Nora, was in an extremely vulnerable position. Since Artetas himself has been very attentive to winning the hearts and minds of people in Pisidia in recent years, the people of the city welcomed him warmly into the city for refuge and vowed to protect him with all their might. Almost all of the adult male inhabitants, about 6,000 people, were armed.

Soon after Antigonus's army arrived, he demanded that the Temisus surrender Arcetas, and threatened to stay nearby for a long time if they refused until they surrendered Arcetas, dead or alive. At this time, there was a fierce dispute among the people of Temisus - although the city of Temisus was difficult to conquer, in these days when the army of Antigonus was stationed, no matter what the outcome, the crops in the valley outside the city would be completely ravaged. The young men of the city are passionate and must defend their oath to protect Artetas at all costs. The older people in the city, on the other hand, felt that it was unwise to make such a great sacrifice for the sake of one man, and that it was more meaningful to preserve their harvest for a year than to make an empty vow. …,

Eventually, the older men of the city decided to join forces with Antigonus, who told him to pretend to withdraw, and then tricked the young men into pursuit. When Antigonus retreated, the young men went out of the city in pursuit. So the elders, who had been in the city for a long time, immediately captured Artetas, who saw that he had been betrayed and committed suicide. The elders carried Alcetas's body to a corner outside the city and covered it with a cloth, and the young men did not find it when they returned disappointed after chasing him to nothing, and then the elders took the opportunity to hand it over to Antigonus.

Antigonus was not a ruthless and murderous person, as long as he did not have to kill, he generally did not execute captured enemy generals, and before Attalus, Documos and others were only imprisoned. This time, however, he was extremely harsh on the corpse of Alcetas, who he displayed for three days, and when the corpse had decomposed slightly, he threw it on the side of the road of the army. He may have done so because Artetas had murdered Kunagne, one of the members of the Macedonian royal family, and it is possible that Antigonus posed to show that he was the defender of the Macedonian royal family. At the same time, it was also to warn the young people of the city of Temisus not to make a mistake, and after they found out that they had been deceived by their predecessors, they were furious, and even claimed to launch a guerrilla war against Antigonus to avenge Artes.

The defeat of Alcetas had his inevitability, and although he did a decent job of winning hearts and minds, he was almost an idiot strategically, and he did not understand the truth of his death, and when he had the best opportunity to destroy Antigonus, he did not seize the opportunity, and remained indifferent when his "ally" Eumenes was defeated and retreated. Until Antigonus's soldiers came to the city, he didn't even have a chance to regret it, it was too late, and in an instant he lost all power and glory.

The young men of the city of Temisus took Arcetas's decomposing body and buried him with the highest courtesy. Today, we can still find the mausoleum of Artetas somewhere in southern Turkey, where the petroglyphs depict a knight in a charge, who is Arteutas himself.

After the victory, Antigonus has now almost completed the task of pacifying the remnants of Padica, except for Eumenes, who is also fighting the trapped beasts in Nora. But when he returned to Phrygia from the division of Temisusban with his army, he suddenly received news that caused a shock that caused the situation that had just calmed down in Antigonus to boil again.

Arcetas was a complete spectator of Antigonus' assault on Eumenes, arrogant and indifferent to his fate because he had no affection for Eumenes, who was a Greek. Of course, it may also be that the army in the hands of Asander and Klitus, who are close to the Viceroyalty, makes him afraid to take the initiative to rescue, but he must have sent spies to reconnoiter in the Cappadocia area, so that if Eumenes is defeated, he can be prepared for defense in time. His jurisdiction, Pisidia, is mountainous, and as long as he holds the key passes, he can still protect himself. Soon, though, Antigonus's thunderous actions would blow him down.

At this time, Alcetas led his army to defend a place called Kretopolis, the most important pass in Pisidia. He knew that Antigonus would soon come against him, and after defeating Eumenes, co-opting the remnants of his army, and expanding his forces throughout Asia Minor, Antigonus had 40,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry, in addition to a war elephant. Artetas chose to camp at this pass in order to use the advantage of the terrain to offset his obvious numerical disadvantage.

Although he was well prepared, Artetas did not expect Antigonus to come so soon. Within seven days, Antigonus led his army on a rapid march through some 440 kilometers of roads in Asia Minor to the vicinity of the Arcetas military camp in Cletopolis. Arsetas knew that his opponent had come to him when he heard the cacophony of war elephants of Antigonus's army, and Antigonus's army emerged from the ridge of a nearby hill. Perhaps the army was moving faster than his spies near Nora, while Arcetas was patrolling the neighborhood with some of his cavalry and light infantry, and most of his troops were still in the barracks near the pass. …,

Artetas immediately sent his side of Attalus back to camp and mobilized his infantry to set up the battle array as quickly as possible, while he led his cavalry and a small number of light infantry to launch a delayed attack on the Antigonus army on the ridge. It was a desperate charge, and Antigonus saw Alcetas's intentions, and did not hesitate to personally lead the 6,000 cavalry around him to launch a charge directly against the infantry battalion of Arcetas. Seeing that his connection with the main force of the infantry was likely to be cut off by Antigonus, Arcetas hurriedly retreated from the slope and joined his own infantry before being cut off. In this charge, Arsetas lost nothing but a large number of cavalry.

Antigonus did not hesitate to put his war elephants in front, and the cavalry followed, condescendingly attacking the still disorganized Arcetas. The complete failure of Arcetas' delayed charge left Attalus and the others without having time to reorganize their heavy infantry, so when Antigonus' war elephants and cavalry arrived in front of them, the Padica's henchmen surrendered almost without resistance. Only a handful were killed, and Arcetas' 16,000 infantry and 900 cavalry were now all absorbed by Antigonus. Among his generals, Docamos, the former governor of Babylon, his brother-in-law Attalus, and Padica, who had been sent to meet the hearse but were scared away by Ptolemy, the former Syrian governor Laometon who was expelled by Ptolemy, and Philotas, who was sentenced to death for defecting to Paddicca, were all captured, but none of them were executed, and Antigonus kept them in a strong fortress guarded by guards. With these forces, Antigonus was now the most powerful general at hand in Asia and in the whole of Macedonia—a force he could directly or indirectly control in Asia Minor, which by this time had reached 60,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.

Artetas himself fled to a city called Termessus, protected by several Pisidians, which, like Nora, was in an extremely vulnerable position. Since Artetas himself has been very attentive to winning the hearts and minds of people in Pisidia in recent years, the people of the city welcomed him warmly into the city for refuge and vowed to protect him with all their might. Almost all of the adult male inhabitants, about 6,000 people, were armed.

Soon after Antigonus's army arrived, he demanded that the Temisus surrender Arcetas, and threatened to stay nearby for a long time if they refused until they surrendered Arcetas, dead or alive. At this time, there was a fierce dispute among the people of Temisus - although the city of Temisus was difficult to conquer, in these days when the army of Antigonus was stationed, no matter what the outcome, the crops in the valley outside the city would be completely ravaged. The young men of the city are passionate and must defend their oath to protect Artetas at all costs. The older people in the city, on the other hand, felt that it was unwise to make such a great sacrifice for the sake of one man, and that it was more meaningful to preserve their harvest for a year than to make an empty vow.

Eventually, the older men of the city decided to join forces with Antigonus, who told him to pretend to withdraw, and then tricked the young men into pursuit. When Antigonus retreated, the young men went out of the city in pursuit. So the elders, who had been in the city for a long time, immediately captured Artetas, who saw that he had been betrayed and committed suicide. The elders carried Alcetas's body to a corner outside the city and covered it with a cloth, and the young men did not find it when they returned disappointed after chasing him to nothing, and then the elders took the opportunity to hand it over to Antigonus.

Antigonus was not a ruthless and murderous person, as long as he did not have to kill, he generally did not execute captured enemy generals, and before Attalus, Documos and others were only imprisoned. This time, however, he was extremely harsh on the corpse of Alcetas, who he displayed for three days, and when the corpse had decomposed slightly, he threw it on the side of the road of the army. He may have done so because Artetas had murdered Kunagne, one of the members of the Macedonian royal family, and it is possible that Antigonus posed to show that he was the defender of the Macedonian royal family. At the same time, it was also to warn the young people of the city of Temisus not to make a mistake, and after they found out that they had been deceived by their predecessors, they were furious, and even claimed to launch a guerrilla war against Antigonus to avenge Artes.

The defeat of Alcetas had his inevitability, and although he did a decent job of winning hearts and minds, he was almost an idiot strategically, and he did not understand the truth of his death, and when he had the best opportunity to destroy Antigonus, he did not seize the opportunity, and remained indifferent when his "ally" Eumenes was defeated and retreated. Until Antigonus's soldiers came to the city, he didn't even have a chance to regret it, it was too late, and in an instant he lost all power and glory.

The young men of the city of Temisus took Arcetas's decomposing body and buried him with the highest courtesy. Today, we can still find the mausoleum of Artetas somewhere in southern Turkey, where the petroglyphs depict a knight in a charge, who is Arteutas himself.

After the victory, Antigonus has now almost completed the task of pacifying the remnants of Padica, except for Eumenes, who is also fighting the trapped beasts in Nora. But when he returned to Phrygia from the division of Temisusban with his army, he suddenly received news that caused a shock that caused the situation that had just calmed down in Antigonus to boil again.