Leonătus

, one of Alexander’s generals. His father’s name was Eunus. He distinguished himself in Alexander’s conquest of Asia, and once saved the king’s life in a dangerous battle. After the death of Alexander, at the general division of the provinces, he received for his portion that part of Phrygia which borders on the Hellespont. He was empowered by Perdiccas to a ist Eumenes in making himself master of the province of Cappadocia, which had been allotted to him. Like the rest of the generals of Alexander, he was ambitious of power and dominion. He aspired to the sovereignty of Macedonia, and secretly communicated to Eumenes the different plans he meant to pursue to execute his designs. He pa ed from Asia into Europe to a ist Anti pater against the A then i ans, and was killed in a battle which was fought soon after his arrival. Historians have mentioned, as an instance of the luxury of Leon at us, that he employed a number of camels to procure some earth from Egypt to wrestle upon, as, in his opinion, it seemed better calculated for that purpose. Plutarch , Alexander .— Curtius , bk. 3 , ch. 12 ; bk. 6 , ch. 8 .— Justin , bk. 13 , ch. 2 .— Diodorus , bk. 18 .— Cornel i us Nepos , Eumenes .――A Maced on i an with Pyrrhus in Italy against the Romans.