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Craterus
Craterus ( ca. 370 BC – 321 BC) was one of Alexander's Macedonian gernals and one of the Diadochi. Craterus married princess Amastris, daughter of Oxyathres, the brother of Darius III.322 BC
Craterus aided Antipater in the Lamian War against Athens. He led troops at the Battle of Crannon in 322 BC. When Antigonus rose in rebellion against Perdiccas and Eumenes, Craterus joined him, alongside Antipater and Ptolemy. He married Antipater's daughter Phila. He was killed in battle against Eumenes in 321 BC.
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