The Period of the Diadochs: The Rift Opens
The Period of the Diadochs: The Rift Opens
In this chapter, the years 323/2- 318/7 bc are treated. After the death of Alexander III the Great, the empire he ruled became the plaything of several of his generals and trustees. Though all of them formally pledged loyalty to the lawful successors, Philip III Arrhidaeus, Alexander’s half-brother, and Alexander IV, the infant son of Alexander the Great by Roxane-both of them supported by Eumenes-, during a conference at Triparadisus, they in fact tried to secure their own positions, like Ptolemy I Soter did in Egypt, neglecting or even undermining the legal heirs’ position.
Keywords: Alexander III the Great, Philip III Arrhidaeus, Alexander IV, Diadochs, Triparadisus, Eumenes, Ptolemy I Soter
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