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Nicanor (; Nīkā́nōr; lived 4th century BC) was the father of Balacrus, the Macedonian satrap of Cilicia. It is probably this Nicanor who is alluded to in an anecdote related by Plutarch of Philip II of Macedon, as a person of some distinction during the reign of that monarch.
Not who you're looking for? Others named Nicanor: two or possibly one Makedonian general(s) · ancient Macedonian nobleman · Antigonid Governor of Media · Syrian-Seleucid general mentioned in the book of Maccabees
On-theme arcade editions starring the Nicanor parody.