Alexarchus of Macedon
Ancient Macedonian scholar and officer
Alexarchus or Alexarch (Greek: Ἀλέξαρχος) was an Ancient Macedonian scholar and officer, son of Antipater and brother of Cassander. He lived around 350 to 290 BC. He is mentioned as the founder of a utopian town called Ouranopolis, in Chalcidice. Here he is said to have introduced a number of neologisms, which, though very expressive, appear to have been regarded as slang or pedantic.
Glossary
ἀπύτης aputes <caller> for keryx herald (Attic ἠπύω êpuô, Doric and Arcadian apuô, call to)
ἀργυρὶς argyris <silver cup> for drachma
βροτοκέρτης brotokertes <mortal-shaver> for koureus barber
ἡμεροτροφὶς hemerotrophis <daily-food> for choinix dry measure
ὀρθροβόας orthroboas <morning-shouter> for alektor, alektryon rooster
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alexarchus (1)". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. p. 128.
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