Baeton
Βαίτων
(Βαίτων), was employed by Alexander the Great in measuring distances in his marches, whence he is called ὁ Ἀλεξάνδρου βηματιστής.
Works
σταθμοί τῆς Ἀλεξάνδρου πορείας
He wrote a work upon the subject entitled σταθμοί τῆς Ἀλεξάνδρου πορείας.
Further Information
Athen. 10.422b.; Plin. H.N. 6.17. s. 21, 19. s. 22, 7.2; Solin. 55.
From William Smith (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Text provided under a CC BY-SA license by Perseus Digital Library, http://www.perseus.tufts.edu, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Tufts University. Data accessed from https://github.com/PerseusDL/canonical-pdlrefwk/ on 17 October 2026.