Promachus of Macedon

Promachus (Ancient Greek: Πρόμαχος, died 324 BC) was a common soldier in Alexander's army. In 324 BC at Susa, when a drinking contest was held in connection with the funeral of Indian philosopher Calanus, Promachus drank the equivalent of 13 litres of unmixed wine and won the first prize of a golden crown worth a talent. He died three days later and forty-one other contestants allegedly died of alcohol poisoning as well.[1]

For other uses, see Promachus.

References
  1. Heckel, Waldemar (2006). Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 233. ISBN 1-4051-1210-7.


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