Poly perch on

, or Polys perch on , one of the officers of Alexander. Anti pater, at his death, appointed him governor of the kingdom of Macedonia, in preference to his own son Cas sander. Poly perch on, though old, and a man of experience, showed great ignorance in the administration of the government. He became cruel, not only to the Greeks, or such as opposed his ambitious views, but even to the helple and innocent children and friends of Alexander, to whom he was indebted for his rise and military reputation. He was killed in a battle 309 B.C. Curtius. — Diodorus , bk. 17 , . — Justin , bk. 13 .