Attalus (c. 390 BC - 336 BC), important courtier of Macedonian king Philip II of Macedonia.

In 337 BC Attalus niece Cleopatra married to king Philip II of Macedonia. In spring of 336 BC, Philip II appointed Attalus and Parmenion as commanders of the advance force that would invade Persian Empire in Asia Minor. After Philip II had been assassinated and Alexander had become king (October 336 BC), Attalus was murdered.

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