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Pausanias of Orestis
Assassin of Philip II of Macedon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pausanias of Orestis (Ancient Greek: Παυσανίας ἐκ τῆς Ὀρεστίδος) was a member of Philip II of Macedon's personal bodyguard (somatophylakes). He assassinated Philip in 336 BC. Pausanias was killed while fleeing the assassination.
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