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'''Philotas''' ({{langx|el|Φιλώτας}}), son of Carsis, was a [[Thracians|Thracian]], who may have married the daughter of a [[Macedon]]ian aristocrat named Philotas.  He was one of the [[page (occupation)|pages]] ''basilikoi paides'' in the service of Alexander the Great, who were induced by [[Hermolaus]] and [[Sostratus of Macedon|Sostratus]] to join in the conspiracy against the king's life. He was stoned to death together with the other accomplices.
==References==
*Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great by Waldemar Heckel {{ISBN|978-1-4051-1210-9}}
*{{SmithDGRBM}}
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[[Category:Royal pages of Alexander the Great]]
[[Category:Executed ancient Thracian people]]
[[Category:Conspirators against Alexander the Great]]
[[Category:People executed by Alexander the Great]]
[[Category:People executed by stoning]]