the desert by the most direct route possible to assassinate Parmenion. Before the news reached Parmenion of Alexander's order, the two officers arrived and stabbed Parmenion to death. His brother Asander would suffer in court for a short period following this but would later regain prominence in Alexander's empire. In fiction Parmenion is the main character in David Gemmell's books Lion of Macedon and Dark Prince. In the 1956 film Alexander the Great, directed by Robert Rossen, Parmenion was played by Irish actor Niall MacGinnis. In the 1961 television version of Terence Rattigan's play Adventure Story, Parmenion is played by William Devlin. In the 1999 film G2, Parmenion is portrayed as the Mongol rival to Alexander the Great's swordbearer, who reincarnates along with the latter in 2003 to resolve a millennia-spanning conflict. In the 2004 film Alexander, directed by Oliver Stone, Parmenion (played by John Kavanagh) is depicted as a trusted but conservative commander and is slightly marginalized. The film depicts him as being assassinated by Cleitus the Black and Antigonus just after reading from their letter informing him of his son's execution (instead of by Cleander and Sitalces before he learns of it as is historically accurate). References External links Livius, Parmenion by Jona Lendering Anabasis Alexandri by Arrian of Nicomedia. 2004 film at the Internet Movie Database. Ancient Macedonian generals Generals of Alexander the Great Generals of Philip II of Macedon People executed by Alexander the Great 330 BC deaths 400s BC births Year of birth unknown Place of birth unknown 4th-century BC Macedonians Upper Macedonians Ancient Macedonian murder victims 400 births