12-11-2007, 09:37 PM
The confusion arises over the term itself and its meaning. The Chiliarchy held by Hephaestion was the second official of empire (after the king). It came with the command of the cavalry hipparchy commanded by Hephaestion.
Perdikkas, on Hephaestion's death, was promoted to Hephaestion's hipparchy and - a fortiori - his Chiliarchy. Once Perdikkas had called the infantry's bluff, murdered the slightly credulous Meleager and several hundred of his co-agitators, he set about putting those "faithful" into positions of power to support him. Eumenes to his satrapy and, more importantly, Seleucus to his prior hipparchy (that of Hephaestion) and, so, to the chiliarchy. Seleucus had, in one political pole vault, gone from commander of the Royal hypaspists to chiliarch.
After this, though, the office of chiliarch or "vizier" semms to have diminished. If there are chiliarchs under the Diadochs they most likely are cavalry commanders. The Hellenistic model of state and kingship - largely molded by Monophthalmus - enshrined the son and successor as, essentially, the Chiliarch. Even better: "co-ruler".
Perdikkas, on Hephaestion's death, was promoted to Hephaestion's hipparchy and - a fortiori - his Chiliarchy. Once Perdikkas had called the infantry's bluff, murdered the slightly credulous Meleager and several hundred of his co-agitators, he set about putting those "faithful" into positions of power to support him. Eumenes to his satrapy and, more importantly, Seleucus to his prior hipparchy (that of Hephaestion) and, so, to the chiliarchy. Seleucus had, in one political pole vault, gone from commander of the Royal hypaspists to chiliarch.
After this, though, the office of chiliarch or "vizier" semms to have diminished. If there are chiliarchs under the Diadochs they most likely are cavalry commanders. The Hellenistic model of state and kingship - largely molded by Monophthalmus - enshrined the son and successor as, essentially, the Chiliarch. Even better: "co-ruler".
Paralus|Michael Park
Ἐπὶ τοὺς πατέρας, ὦ κακαὶ κεφαλαί, τοὺς μετὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου τὰ ὅλα κατειργασμένους
Wicked men, you are sinning against your fathers, who conquered the whole world under Philip and Alexander!
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Ἐπὶ τοὺς πατέρας, ὦ κακαὶ κεφαλαί, τοὺς μετὰ Φιλίππου καὶ Ἀλεξάνδρου τὰ ὅλα κατειργασμένους
Wicked men, you are sinning against your fathers, who conquered the whole world under Philip and Alexander!
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