Haustanes Andromachid

Haustanes Andromachid (333 - 257 BC) was a member of the Andromachid family and commander during the Seleukid-Atropatene War. He commanded the siege of Kyropolis and defeated a nomand invasion of Parthia.

After the war against Atropatene he was involved in a campaign to subdue the tribes of the Zagros highlands. On the way there his army sacked the city of Vera, causing him to be replaced by Umamaita Chosroid.

He managed to strike up a friendship with Antiochos I and was assigned the govenorship of Syria after Nikanor Seleukid murder, a position he was thoroughly unsuited for. He had to be reprimendad for throwing a lavish celebratory party during the hardships the Syrian Rebellion opposed on the land. He did, however, manage to extract a significant bountry from the lands to fill Antiochos war coffers.

The friendship with Antiochos ended after he blocked his marriage proposal to Philippa, he was subsequently removed from all positions of power.