The roles of the epistates in Macedonian contexts

In 1996 Dr M. B. Hatzopoulos published a large amount of new evidence in his two volumes of The Macedonian Institutions under the Kings, and further evidence appears in the Astronomical Diaries of Babylon. In this evidence the epistates holds an important place. With the opening of a new chapter in Macedonian studies, it seems desirable to provide an overall view of the roles of the epistates in all Macedonian contexts, including the Alexander-cities in Asia.