For the Odrysian king of 5th c.BC, see Sitalces

Sitalces was apparently a prince of the Odrysian royal house, possibly even the son of Cersobleptes

Cersobleptes

Cersobleptes was son of Cotys, king of Thrace, on whose death in 358 BC he inherited the kingdom in conjunction with Berisades and Amadocus II, who were probably his brothers. He was very young at the time, and the whole management of his affairs was assumed by the Euboean adventurer, Charidemus,...

. He was leader of a body of Thracian

Thracians

The ancient Thracians were a group of Indo-European tribes inhabiting areas including Thrace in Southeastern Europe. They spoke the Thracian language – a scarcely attested branch of the Indo-European language family...

 light-armed troops ( javelin-men , akontistai) , which accompanied Alexander the Great as auxiliaries on his expedition to Asia, and which rendered important services on various occasions, among others, at the battles of Issus

Battle of Issus

The Battle of Issus occurred in southern Anatolia, in November 333 BC. The invading troops, led by the young Alexander of Macedonia, defeated the army personally led by Darius III of Achaemenid Persia in the second great battle for primacy in Asia...

 and Arbela

Battle of Gaugamela

The Battle of Gaugamela took place in 331 BC between Alexander the Great and Darius III of Persia. The battle, which is also called the Battle of Arbela, resulted in a massive victory for the ancient Macedonians and led to the fall of the Achaemenid Empire.-Location:Darius chose a flat, open plain...

. Alexander took the sons of Thracian kings with him in order to ensure the loyalty of their fathers at home. Sitalces was one of those officers who were left behind in Media

Medes

The MedesThe Medes...

 under the command of Parmenion

Parmenion

Parmenion was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great, murdered on a suspected false charge of treason....

, where he received, through the agency of Polydamas

Polydamas of Macedon

For other persons with the same name, see PolydamasPolydamas wan an hetairos of Macedonian or Thessalian origin. He was in Parmenion's guard, in the Pharsalian squadron...

, royal orders to kill the old general . In this province he remained until after the return of Alexander from India, when he prepared, together with Cleander

Cleander of Macedon

For other persons with the same name, see CleanderCleander , son of Polemocrates and brother of Coenus was one of Alexander's officers. Cleander replaced Menander as commander of the mercenaries...

 and Heracon

Heracon

Heracon officer in the service of Alexander the Great, who, together with Cleander, Agathon and Sitalces II, succeeded to the command of the army in Media, which had previously been under the orders of Parmenion, when the latter was put to death by order of Alexander, 330 BC...

, to meet the king in Carmania

Carmania

Carmania may refer to* Carmania, ancient satrapy of the Achaemenid Persian empire.* Carmania - a diecast model producer.* Kermān Province in the south-east of Iran.* RMS Carmania , a Cunard liner built 1905...

, 326 BC

326 BC

Year 326 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Visolus and Cursor...

. Hither he was followed by many persons from Media, who accused him of numerous acts of rapine, extortion, and cruelty, and on these charges he was put to death by order of Alexander.