Wars of the Diadochi
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece
- Curriculum: Eastern European History, Middle Eastern History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece, Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Greece (ancient)
- Date: 323-281
Article abstract: At issue: Rule of the Hellenistic world. Result: Division of Alexander III’s empire.
Background
Alexander the Great died without an adult heir in 323 b.c.e. His massive empire, stretching from the Balkans to India, quickly dissolved at the hands of rival generals, some attempting to create smaller empires, while others wanted it all. These men, former close associates of Alexander, were dubbed the Diadochi, Greek for “successors.”
Although highly skilled and often commanding a remnant of Alexander’s superb army, the...
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